Shamima Ali

Ali condemned the military coup of 5 December 2006[1] and has taken a strong stand against human rights abuses alleged to have been committed by the Military-backed interim government.

[1] When six pro-democracy activists were arrested and allegedly assaulted by the Military in the early hours of 25 December 2006, Shameem told her there was nothing the FHRC could do, according to Ali.

[2][3] On 31 December, the Fiji Sun quoted her as cautioning against believing the claims of Australian fraudster Peter Foster, which was being cited by the Military administration as implicating the deposed government of Prime Minister of involvement in electoral fraud.

Ali spoke out on 4 January 2007 against a report written by Shaista Shameem, condoning and excusing the coup d'état as the removal of an "illegally constituted government".

The report was based on Shameem's personal opinions and was neither commissioned nor sanctioned by the FHRC, Ali claimed.