51 Human Rights and Elections Director for Environment Ms. Sandeep Singh, Chairman for the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Hon. Mr. Justice Kamal Kumar, Head of Regional Delegation, International Committee on Red Cross Mr. Alfred Grimm, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment Mr David Boyd and session chair Ms Suliana Taukei at the 20th Attorney-General’s conference Director, Mr. Ashwin Raj in conversation with Hon. Prime Minister, Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama at the 2018 pre-Electoral event. The Commission through its Director, Mr. Ashwin Raj worked closely with the Fijian Elections Office in both pre-electoral and post-electoral phases to educate and inform the voters as well as the political parties on their right to political participation. Mr. Raj addressed the joint forum on electoral processes which was attended by representatives of civil society orgnisations. The forum was organised by International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), Fijian Elections Office and the Commission. Director, Mr. Ashwin Raj making an intervention at the 20th AttorneyGeneral’s conference panel on human rights and environment Acting Chief Justice and the Chairperson of the Commission, Honourable Mr. Justice Kamal Kumar and the Director of the Commission, Mr. Ashwin Raj were both co-panelists at the 20th Attorney- General’s conference in 2018. Honourable Mr. Justice Kamal Kumar spoke on the subject: The interdependence between human rights and the environment. Right to life, health, food, water and sanitation while the Director’s interventions were on the subject: Troll Hunting in the 21st Century (Balancing the Rights of Speech and Safety). The Director Mr. Ashwin Raj while addressing the officers at the Regimental Sergeant Majors’ course commended the Fijian Constitution in particular its Bill of Rights provisions, describing it as robust and progressive. FIJI HUMAN RIGHTS & ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT 2018 20th Attorney- General’s conference – 7th to 8th December 2018