U.N. Rights of the Elderly Links ~ We are Not Alone

31 Sunday Jul 2011

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The following Links relate to United Nations Reports on the rights of the elderly, and are easily accessible by clicking on the Link of choice:

1.       http://www.unfpa.org/public/News/pid/147

2.       http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=34916&Cr=elderly&Cr1

3.       http://www.unpost.org/?p=6788

4.       http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday/sgmessages.shtml

5.       http://www.un.org/en/events/olderpersonsday/background.shtml

6.       http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/media/articles/artapr07.html

7.       http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12500.doc.htm

8.       http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/note6219.doc.htm

9.       http://www.un.org/ageing/documents/ga_resolutions/A-C3-65-L8-Rev1.pdf

10.   http://social.un.org/index/Ageing/Resources/MadridInternationalPlanofActiononAgeing.aspx

11.   http://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/documents/chairmans%20-%205%20May.pdf

12.   http://www.un.org/ageing/whatsnew%20PDF/Ageing%20Comprehensive%20report%202010%202%20September.pdf

13.   http://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/unohchr.shtml

14.   http://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/index.shtml

15.   http://social.un.org/index/Ageing/NewsandUpcomingEvents.aspx

16.   http://www.unac.org/iyop/unquest.html

17.   http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/pdf/olderpersons.pdf

Radio Australia: Pacific Beat Stories

30 Saturday Jul 2011

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The following news stories are from ABC Australia Pacific beat, just click the links for the transcripts:

Radio Australia:Pacific Beat:Story:Fiji employers join calls for independent review of pension fund

Presenter: Jemima Garrett, Pacific Business and Economic reporter
Speaker: Prue Rouse, Managing Director of Sigma Security and vice President of Fiji Crime Stoppers International

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201107/s3273010.htm


Radio Australia:Pacific Beat:Story:Fiji govt tries to have court strike out pension cut challenge

Presenter: Jemima Garrett. Speaker: Dr Shaista Shameem, Principal of Shameem law in Suva. … Dr Shaista Shameem is Mr Burness’ lawyer. SHAMEEM: They both made vigorous applications before the court to have the matter struck out on procedural grounds, and my response was on human

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201107/s3261757.htm

Radio Australia:Pacific Beat:Story:Fiji pensioners threaten to sue PM and NPF Board members

This morning the pensioners legal counsel, Dr Shaista Shameem, wrote to interim Prime Minister Bainimarama and to FNPF Board members warning them appointment of the Board members took place outside the … law. Presenter: Jemima Garrett, Pacific Economic and Business reporter. Speaker: Dr Shaista Shameem, Principal ShameemLaw and legal counsel to Fiji’s pensioners.

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201107/s3277515.htm

Radio Australia:Pacific Beat:Story:Pensioner’s urgent legal action tests independence of Fiji courts

Presenter: Jemima Garrett. Speaker: Dr Shaista Shameem, Principal of the Suva law firm,Shameem Law. … SHAMEEM: The proposed cuts will affect him quite drastically because at the age of 75 he is not likely to re-enter employment and he relies on his pension a great deal.

http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacbeat/stories/201106/s3255876.htm

‘laughable’ since he does not have that power’:AG

29 Friday Jul 2011

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 AG’s statement on Pacific Beat that asking the President of Fiji to appoint a Commission of Inquiry is ‘laughable’ since he does not have that power’:

Grey Power Response:

The rights of the elderly of Fiji were protected by the 1997 Constitution. If there is presidential power to abrogate the Constitution, then surely there must be a presidential power to establish a Commission of Inquiry in the national interest, since appointing a Commission of Inquiry is a ‘prerogative’ power used for the public good.

Fiji AG says Aust-NZ travel bans affect pension fund

Fiji’s interim Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Kaiyum, says travel bans by Australia and New Zealand on members of Fiji’s post-coup regime are hampering efforts to bring more expertise onto the Board of Fiji’s troubled pension fund.

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Grey Power’s response to AG’s statement 29/7/11

29 Friday Jul 2011

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The following is our response to the Government considering whether it will apply for strike out of the court action of FNPF pensioner David Burness in its entirety. as reported on Fijivillage.

Grey Power’s response to AG’s statement 29/7/11

Fiji pensioners are not in the least bit concerned with the AG’s statement to the media that ‘Government will consider whether it will apply for a strike out action of FNPF pensioner David Burness in its entirety’.

Grey Power’s lawyer, Dr Shaista Shameem, says Government will have to make a proper strike out application, by following formal procedures for strike out, which it failed to do on the last occasion, which is why its feeble attempt to strike out the Burness application in the first instance was thrown out by the Court.

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