Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission 3
Alternative report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women on the fifth periodic review of Fiji
Legal Proceedings: The Commission has
instituted following legal proceedings
either as amicus or on its own motion:
2016
1. State V Dhamendra [2016] FJHC
386; HAM 58.2016 (amicus curiae)
2. Dutt v Commissioner of Prisons
[2016] FJHC 1028; HAM104.2016
(amicus curiae)
3. Eliki Mototabua v State MC 01 of
2016 (amicus curiae)
2017
1. Suva High Court Civil Action 249 of
2017: Nete Kaloucava & Human
Rights & Anti-Discrimination
Commission Vs. AG's Office &
Commissioner for the Fiji Police
Force
2. Lautoka High Court HBM 24 of
2017: Pranil Sharma Vs.
Commissioner of the Fiji
Corrections Service (amicus
curiae)
3. Lautoka High Court HBM 37 of
2017: Pranil Sharma Vs.
Commissioner of the Fiji
Corrections Service (amicus
curiae)
4. Labasa High Court HBC 25 of 2017:
Ranjeeta Devi & HRADC Vs. The
Attorney General & Commissioner
for Police
5. Lautoka High Court Civil Action
No. HBM 30 of 2016: Mohammed
Arafaoui Vs. The Director of
Immigration & Minister for
Defense, National Security and
Immigration (amicus curiae)
6. Suva High Court HBM 51 of 2017:
Usenia M. Manakiwai & HRADC Vs.
Suresh Kant
7. Court of Appeal ABU 0063 of 2017: