Fiji

Crimes Decree 2009 (decree No. 44 of 2009)

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 12 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

Division 2 — Genocide

Genocide by killing

77. A person (the perpetrator) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator causes the death of one or more persons ; and
(b) the person or persons belong to a particular national, ethnical, racial or religious group ; and
(c) the perpetrator intends to destroy (in whole or in part) that national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such.

Penalty — Imprisonment for life.

Genocide by causing serious bodily or mental harm

78.—(1) A person (the perpetrator) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator causes serious bodily or mental harm to one or more persons ; and
(b) the person or persons belong to a particular national, ethnical, racial or religious group ; and
(c) the perpetrator intends to destroy (in whole or in part) that national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such.
Penalty — Imprisonment for life.

(2) In sub-section (1)—
“causes serious bodily or mental harm” includes, but is not limited to, the committing of acts of torture, rape, sexual violence or inhuman or degrading treatment.

Genocide by deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction

79.— (1) A person (the perpetrator) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator inflicts certain conditions of life upon one or more persons ; and
(b) the person or persons belong to a particular national, ethnical, racial or religious group ; and
(c) the perpetrator intends to destroy (in whole or in part) that national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such ; and
(d) the conditions of life are intended to bring about the physical destruction of that group, in whole or in part.
Penalty — Imprisonment for life.

(2) In sub-section (1)—
“conditions of life” includes, but is not limited to intentional deprivation of resources indispensable for
survival, such as deprivation of food or medical services, or systematic expulsion from homes.

Genocide by imposing measures intended to prevent births

80. A person (the perpetrator) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator imposes certain measures upon one or more persons ; and
(b) the person or persons belong to a particular national, ethnical, racial or religious group ; and
(c) the perpetrator intends to destroy, in whole or in part, that national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such ; and
(d) the measures imposed are intended to prevent births within that group . Penalty — Imprisonment for life.

Genocide by forcibly transferring children

81.— (1) A person (the perpetrator) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator forcibly transfers one or more persons ; and
(b) the person or persons belong to a particular national, ethnical, racial or religious group ; and
(c) the perpetrator intends to destroy, in whole or in part, that national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such ; and
(d) the transfer is from that group to another national, ethnical, racial or religious group ; and
(e) the person or persons are under the age of 18 years ; and
(f) the perpetrator knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the person or persons are under that age.

Penalty — Imprisonment for life.

(2) In sub-section (1)—
“forcibly transfers one or more persons” includes transfers one or more persons—

(a) by threat of force or coercion (such as that caused by fear of violence, duress, detention, psychological oppression or abuse of power) against the person or persons or against another person ; or
(b) by taking advantage of a coercive environment.

Keywords

Genocide



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