U.S. Government Statement on the Lifting of the Public Emergency Regulations in Fiji

MR: Jun 01, 2007

The U.S. Embassy is encouraged by the decision of the interim government in Fiji to lift the Public Emergency Regulations put in place following the military coup in December.  The United States hopes the move is the beginning of a concerted effort to end human rights abuses and quickly return Fiji to democracy, within the timeframe recommended by the Forum's Eminent Persons Group.