There is little available information about the treatment of migrants or asylum seekers in immigration enforcement procedures in Fiji. Throughout the pandemic, hundreds of people have been arrested and charged for breaching laws and regulations on self-isolation, quarantine, or movement restrictions. Prisons have continued to operate throughout the pandemic, and the Red Cross has assisted […]
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DETENTION CAPACITY
ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION
ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT DATA
PRISON DATA
POPULATION DATA
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
Does the Country Have Specific Laws that Provide for Migration-Related Detention?
GROUNDS FOR DETENTION
LENGTH OF DETENTION
DETENTION INSTITUTIONS
PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS
COSTS & OUTSOURCING
COVID-19 DATA
TRANSPARENCY
MONITORING
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING BODIES
NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISMS (OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE)
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOS)
GOVERNMENTAL MONITORING BODIES
INTERNATIONAL DETENTION MONITORING
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES & TREATY BODIES
International Treaties Ratified
Ratification Year
Observation Date
ICRMW, International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
2019
2019
CTOCSP, Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
2017
2018
CTOCTP, Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
2017
2018
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
Ratio: 13/19
Relevant Recommendations or Observations Issued by Treaty Bodies
Treaty Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Recommendation Year
2014
Recommendation Excerpt
§ 64. "The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Amend part 6 of the Immigration Act in order to provide for special provisions protecting accompanied and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children;
(b) Introduce provisions on family reunification into the Immigration Act"
(a) Amend part 6 of the Immigration Act in order to provide for special provisions protecting accompanied and unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children;
(b) Introduce provisions on family reunification into the Immigration Act"
Sources
Committee on the Rights of the Child, "Concluding Observations on the Combined Second To Fourth Periodic Reports of Fiji," CRC/C/FJI/CO/2-4, 13 October 2014, https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CRC%2fC%2fFJI%2fCO%2f2-4&Lang=en
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> UN Universal Periodic Review
Relevant Recommendations or Observations from the UN Universal Periodic Review
Recommendation Issued
Yes
Year Issued
2024
UPR Cycle
4th
Recommendation Excerpt
160.209 Harmonize the Immigration Law with the Convention relating to the
Status of Refugees, of 1951, including expanding the protection against
refoulement (Uruguay).
Status of Refugees, of 1951, including expanding the protection against
refoulement (Uruguay).
Sources
Universal periodic review, "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic
Review* Fiji, " 07 March 2025, Fifty-ninth session, https://uhri.ohchr.org/en/document/531603d6-c99c-40ea-86c2-a28e00b7a5db
Recommendation Issued
No
Year Issued
2010
Sources
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review Fiji, A/HRC/14/8, 23 March 2010, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/fiji/session_7_-_february_2010/ahrc148fijie.pdf
Recommendation Issued
No
Year Issued
2014
Sources
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review* Fiji, A/HRC/28/8, 17 December 2014, https://www.upr-info.org/sites/default/files/document/fiji/session_20_-_october_2014/a_hrc_28_8_e.pdf
Recommendation Issued
Yes
Year Issued
2019
Sources
Human Rights Council, "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Fiji," A/HRC/43/8, 23 December 2019, https://uhri.ohchr.org/Document/File/cfda7fe0-af4c-426f-a1d1-9719d51eae7c/6CFB4F1D-3D58-4F30-8A15-A10B09652AC1
REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS
HEALTH CARE PROVISION
HEALTH IMPACTS
COVID-19
Country Updates
There is little available information about the treatment of migrants or asylum seekers in immigration enforcement procedures in Fiji. Throughout the pandemic, hundreds of people have been arrested and charged for breaching laws and regulations on self-isolation, quarantine, or movement restrictions. Prisons have continued to operate throughout the pandemic, and the Red Cross has assisted the Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) with donations of hygiene products (body and laundry soap), disinfection material (hand sanitiser, chlorine, and bleach), and PPE (disposable aprons) for use by detainees and prison staff. The UN Development Program has also supported the FCS by providing laptops and data packages so that the service can set up remote conferencing facilities for use by inmates. The small handful of Covid-19 cases that have been detected in the country (32 in total as of 9 September) have largely been amongst arriving passengers. Most recently, several Fijian nationals on a repatriation flight from India tested posted. To date, Fiji has maintained strict travel restrictions for foreigners, and the nationwide curfew imposed in March remains in place.
Government Agencies
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - https://www.foreignaffairs.gov.fj/
Ministry of Immigration - https://www.immigration.gov.fj/
International Organisations
IOM - https://www.iom.int/countries/fiji
UNHCR - https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/fiji
IOL - https://www.ilo.org/projects-and-partnerships/projects/partnerships-climate-mobility
NGO & Research Institutions
Amnesty - https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/south-east-asia-and-the-pacific/fiji/
Human Rights Watch - https://www.hrw.org/asia/fiji
Caritas - https://caritasfiji.org/
