Peceli Rinakama has been kidnapped by the military and is now in danger to be tortured and murdered as others before him. The question is how much more do we want to take from the dictator? The record of this regime is summarized in the contribution above. It is time to do something.
I suggest that we reassure ourselves by wearing a little blue ribbon in the colour of our beloved flag at our wrists, shirts, in our hair, light blue t-shirts, wherever…So everyone who sees another citizen wearing our national colour knows that they are not alone in their contempt for this regime that tramples on our human rights and ruins the economy of our beloved country. As a next step, we should think creatively how to undermine the dictatorship. Letters and e-mails to the UN (especially to the SG and head of UNDP) to the EU, the OZ, US and NZ governments, the Commonwealth etc will have some impact. Civil servants can through a million of spanners into the works. Let's do it. Legal action can be taken outside Fiji. Crimes against humanity can be prosecuted internationally and Cassava Frank would not be the first dictator being presented an arrest warrant on foreign soil. I understand that there is something in the making in New Zealand to that effect.
Next we should think about action at home. Modern communication technology offers incredible opportunities. Blogging is fine but the internet offers a host of other possibilities, which we need to explore. Imagine we stage a peaceful protest against the GESTAPO methods used by the regime and everyone carries a little camera, phone or otherwise. Everything the dictator does to oppress our human rights would be out on CNN and BBC more or less immediately. At this stage we do not need a leader or a headquarters that can me raided by the goons or a charter. The only thing we need is action in the shadows led by a common goal: to oust the dictator and return Fiji to its people.
