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Tue 09 Sep 2009Amnesty alleges Fiji rights abuses
Fiji's military-led government is using systematic human rights violations, including beatings, arbitrary arrests and media censorship, to control the South Pacific island nation, Amnesty International today.
A report titled Fiji: Paradise Lostcites a deterioration in human rights since a military crackdown in April saw the nation's constitution abrogated and coup leader and army chief Frank Bainimarama reappointed prime minister.
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