Restoration Of Indigenous Fijian Language Spoken in Fiji Parliament

    To revoke standing order 28 of the Fiji Parliament prohibiting Indigenous Fijian MPs from speaking in their native tongues in the house.
    Article 5 of UNDRIP states clearly that indigenous people “have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions” which includes their languages and their names.
    2019 been the International Year of Indigenous Languages is a United Nations observance in that aims to raise awareness of the consequences of the endangerment of Indigenous languages across the world, with an aim to establish a link between language, development, peace, and reconciliation.
    Reinstate the right to speak in the Fijian dialect in parliament.
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