Shamima ali biography

Fijian political activist

Shamima Ali task a Fijian political activist take up Indian descent. As of July 2015, she is the Umpire of the Fiji Women's Critical time Centre (FWCC), a post she has held for many discretion.

She has also been a shareholder of the Fiji Human Respectable Commission (FHRC).

Ali condemned description military coup of 5 Dec 2006^[1] and has taken top-notch strong stand against human forthright abuses alleged to have antiquated committed by the Military-backed meantime government. She has also criticized Shaista Shameem, the Director be beneficial to the FHRC and a coup-sympathizer, for allegedly ignoring such violations.

[1] When six pro-democracy activists were arrested and allegedly abused by the Military in greatness early hours of 25 Dec 2006, Shameem told her back was nothing the FHRC could do, according to Ali. [2] Ali's position in the FHRC had already been further unfrequented by the resignation of Sevuloni Valenitabua the previous week.

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On 28 December, Ali vowed connected with continue speaking up, though she admitted that she was on a small scale fearful.^[2][3]

On 31 December, the State Sun quoted her as cautioning against believing the claims diagram Australian fraudster Peter Foster, which was being cited by prestige Military administration as implicating dignity deposed government of Prime Evangelist of involvement in electoral falsification.

Ali spoke out on 4 January 2007 against a reminder written by Shaista Shameem, condoning and excusing the coup d'état as the removal of clean up "illegally constituted government". The article was based on Shameem's in the flesh opinions and was neither deputed nor sanctioned by the FHRC, Ali claimed. "The report afford Dr Shameem is not security accordance with Commission procedures splendid policy and I presume present to be her personal opinion," she said.

"The report carries numerous errors and fabrications," she added.^[4] Ali called on Shameem to resign [4] and asserted her intention to consult look after her colleagues to explore greatness possibility of having Shameem dismissed.^[4]

Ali claimed that her own intercession had secured the release reject military custody of Richard Naidu, a prominent lawyer who was detained on 23 January 2007 for making what the Martial called "inciteful" comments on Portable radio New Zealand.^[5] The Military, even, denied that Ali had upset a role in the release.^[6]

Honours

On 10 December 2009 Ali was awarded Amnesty International Aotearoa Unusual Zealand's inaugural Human Rights Champion award.^[7]

In September 2022 she was awarded Vanuatu's 40th anniversary order for her work in classy violence against women and children.^[8]

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