Fiji hits back at US human rights report

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http://news.smh.com.au/fiji-hits-back-at-us-human-rights-report/20080313-1z3w.html

A senior Fijian official has hit back at a United States report into the South Pacific country, saying America cannot be trusted to be the world's guardian of human rights.

The US criticised Fiji's post-coup governance in its annual human rights report on the country on Wednesday, citing widespread abuses, judicial and media interference, and corruption.

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"USA should tell Fiji how it intends to deal with gross human rights violations committed by itself in Iraq, while it destroys that country.

"And please, let Fiji people know whether any weapons of mass destruction have been found," Shameem said.

"As for Guantanamo Bay - when is that house of horrors going to be closed down and every inmate get due process?