2018 IN REVIEW The following provides an overview of the key human rights achievements in 2018 Complaints Rights of arrested and detained persons 40 complaints were investigated by the Commission for alleged violation of rights of arrested and detained persons. The nature of complaints ranged from deplorable condition of cellblocks, refusal of medical attention, overcrowded cellblocks, denial of the right to have a lawyer, unavailability of an interpreter and failure by police to inform the arrested and detained persons about their constitutional rights. The Commission attended to a concern raised by a sex worker who was in police custody at a weekend, ensuring minimum human rights standards were met and engaged the Legal Aid Commission for legal assistance. In another case, arrangements were made with Fiji Corrections Service to move a transgender woman held in detention at a Corrections facility to a safe room to prevent sexual and physical abuse due to her gender identity. Freedom of Speech Vs Hate Speech Following the 2018 General Election, the Commission was inundated with concerns and complaints from members of the public in relation to social media posts bordering on racial and religious vilification, hate speech and cyber bullying. The Commission engaged with media in relation to the abuse of social media platforms by politicians during election campaigns. Employment Relations 21 complaints alleging violation of employment relations were received by the Commission. The nature of complaints ranged from workplace bullying, breach and termination of work contracts, forced redundancies, forced resignations and non-renewal of employment contracts.