8个太平洋岛屿国家的公民自由受到限制,记者受到骚扰和言论受到压制,原因是法律保护薄弱。 Eight Pacific Island nations face restricted civic freedoms, with journalists harassed and speech suppressed due to weak legal protections.

据世界公民参与联盟称,八个太平洋岛屿国家——斐济、基里巴斯、瑙鲁、巴布亚新几内亚、萨摩亚、所罗门群岛、汤加和瓦努阿图——不断面对公民自由的挑战,包括新闻自由、言论自由和集会自由。 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. 虽然公民空间在基里巴斯和萨摩亚是开放的,但在其他地方却缩小或受到阻碍。 While civic space is open in Kiribati and Samoa, it is narrowed or obstructed elsewhere. 记者遭遇骚扰、新闻检查和限制进入,刑事诽谤法和网络犯罪法被用来压制言论。 Journalists encounter harassment, censorship, and restricted access, with criminal defamation and cybercrime laws used to suppress speech. 大多数国家缺乏信息自由法和独立人权机构,没有一个国家批准了《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》。 Most countries lack freedom of information laws and independent human rights institutions, and none have ratified the ICCPR. 公民社会敦促为保护基本权利而进行改革。 CIVICUS urges reforms to protect fundamental rights.