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As rogue nations go, Fiji does not play in the same league as more sinister rivals in Africa and the Middle East. But human rights abuses, deaths in custody, a battered economy and uncertainty on when democratic elections will be staged have featured large since Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama seized control of Fiji after a bloodless coup in 2006.

As rogue nations go, Fiji does not play in the same league as more sinister rivals in Africa and the Middle East. But human rights abuses, deaths in custody, a battered economy and uncertainty on when democratic elections will be staged have featured large since Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama seized control of the Pacific nation after a bloodless coup in 2006.

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No Right turns covers some salient points of the proposed charter. I beleive the coup was quite unjustified (and illegal), and the military Government has engaged in some nasty thuggish activities. I also doubt the Commodore will even really give up power (I suspect he plans to become President). But I will say that his proposed charter would be a lot better for Fiji in the long term, than the current racially divisive constitution. Now that does not mean coups are a legitimate way to deliver

Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has entered talks in Fiji that bring him face to face for the first time with the South Pacific country's 2006 coup leader, Frank Bainimarama.

12 July 2008 The European Union has expressed doubt that Fiji will meet a February 2009 deadline for democratic elections. It says the absence of democratic rule is a cause for deep concern.

Lautoka, the second largest city in Fiji (total population around 44 thousand) with a predominantly Indian Fijian population, is not exactly on the list of places to visit on the tourist map. Even though it?s about a half hour?s leisurely drive from Nadi International Airport; tourists never visit this place. But if you happened to chance upon it or if you are a die hard curious traveler like me; you could keep yourself entertained with the various signs and signboards that abound in this