The Director of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission Ashwin Raj says Fiji continues to work in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other relevant International Standards relating to the Rights of a Child.
Speaking at the Rights of the Child and the Criminal Justice System workshop, Raj says the rights of the child should be respected to achieve the goal of a fair trial, protect the right of the child to be informed, the right not to be compelled to give testimony, the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty and the right to legal assistance in preparing for the trial.
Raj says the State Parties should take all appropriate measures to promote physical and psychological recovery and social re-integration.
He say that the 40 articles in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ratified by Fiji in 1993 ensures that the child is entitled to Special Care and Assistance when caught up with the law.
