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Eight Pacific Island nations face restricted civic freedoms, with journalists harassed and speech suppressed due to weak legal protections.
Eight Pacific Island nations—Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu—face ongoing challenges to civic freedoms, including press freedom, expression, and assembly, according to CIVICUS.
While civic space is open in Kiribati and Samoa, it is narrowed or obstructed elsewhere.
Journalists encounter harassment, censorship, and restricted access, with criminal defamation and cybercrime laws used to suppress speech.
Most countries lack freedom of information laws and independent human rights institutions, and none have ratified the ICCPR.
CIVICUS urges reforms to protect fundamental rights.
Ocho naciones de las islas del Pacífico enfrentan restricciones a las libertades cívicas, con periodistas acosados y supresión de la libertad de expresión debido a la débil protección legal.