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| Region | Fiji |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Apr 10, 2009 |
| End Date | Sep 6, 2013 |
| Description | On April 9th, 2009, The Court of Appeal, which is the second highest court in Fiji, made a decision saying that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, where the government of Laisenia Qarase was taken out of power and replaced with military rule, was illegal. President Iloilo issued a statement the following day (April 10th, 2009) saying, "I hereby confirm I have abrogated the 1997 constitution and appointed myself as head of state in the new order." Iloilo immediately assumed all political power in the country. Fiji then was without a Constitution until September 6th, 2013, and so there were no protections against discrimination towards sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090413185716/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25316239-601,00.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-06/fiji-constitution-assent/4941404 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. “Bettering” description
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| Description | On April 9th, 2009, The Court of Appeal, which is the second highest court in Fiji, made a decision saying that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, where the government of Laisenia Qarase was taken out of power and replaced with military rule, was illegal. President Iloilo issued a statement the following day (April 10th, 2009) saying, "I hereby confirm I have abrogated the 1997 constitution and appointed myself as head of state in the new order." Iloilo immediately assumed all political power in the country. Therefore, Fiji was without a Constitution until 2013 and there were no protections against discrimination towards sexual orientation or gender identity. | On April 9th, 2009, The Court of Appeal, which is the second highest court in Fiji, made a decision saying that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, where the government of Laisenia Qarase was taken out of power and replaced with military rule, was illegal. President Iloilo issued a statement the following day (April 10th, 2009) saying, "I hereby confirm I have abrogated the 1997 constitution and appointed myself as head of state in the new order." Iloilo immediately assumed all political power in the country. Fiji then was without a Constitution until September 6th, 2013, and so there were no protections against discrimination towards sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Adding end date to when the new constitution came into effect and two new links
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| End Date | (none) | Sep 6, 2013 |
| Description | On April 9th, 2009, The Court of Appeal, which is the second highest court in Fiji, made a decision saying that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, where the government of Laisenia Qarase was taken out of power and replaced with military rule, was illegal. President Iloilo issued a statement the following day (April 10th, 2009) saying, "I hereby confirm I have abrogated the 1997 constitution and appointed myself as head of state in the new order." Iloilo immediately assumed all political power in the country. Therefore, Fiji was without a Constitution until 2013. | On April 9th, 2009, The Court of Appeal, which is the second highest court in Fiji, made a decision saying that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, where the government of Laisenia Qarase was taken out of power and replaced with military rule, was illegal. President Iloilo issued a statement the following day (April 10th, 2009) saying, "I hereby confirm I have abrogated the 1997 constitution and appointed myself as head of state in the new order." Iloilo immediately assumed all political power in the country. Therefore, Fiji was without a Constitution until 2013 and there were no protections against discrimination towards sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090413185716/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25316239-601,00.html | https://web.archive.org/web/20090413185716/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25316239-601,00.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-06/fiji-constitution-assent/4941404 |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing everything
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| Value | Illegal | No protections |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2009 | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Description | On April 9th, 2009, The Court of Appeal, which is the second highest court in Fiji, made a decision saying that the 2006 Fijian coup d'état, where the government of Laisenia Qarase was taken out of power and replaced with military rule, was illegal. President Iloilo issued a statement the following day (April 10th, 2009) saying, "I hereby confirm I have abrogated the 1997 constitution and appointed myself as head of state in the new order." Iloilo immediately assumed all political power in the country. Therefore, Fiji was without a Constitution until 2013. | |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20090413185716/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25316239-601,00.html |