Akuila Yabaki

Akuila Yabaki is a Fijian human rights activist and former Methodist clergyman, who continues to use the title of Reverend despite his excommunication. He is currently the Executive Director of the Citizens Constitutional Forum, a pro-democracy organization. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... The Reverend is an honorary prefix added to the names of Christian clergy and ministers. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Yabaki has been a strong critic of some government policies and decisions, including the early release from prison of persons convicted on charges related to the Fiji coup of 2000, and has opposed controversial legislation seeking to establish a Commission empowered to propose amnesty for such persons. The Fiji coup of 2000 was a complicated affair involving a civilian putsch by hardline Fijian nationalists against the elected government of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry on 19 May 2000, the attempt by President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to assert executive authority on 27 May, and his own resignation, possibly... The Reconciliation and Unity Commission is a proposed government body to be set up if the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill, which was introduced into the Fijian Parliament on May 4, 2005, is passed. ... Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion) is an act of justice by which the supreme power in a state restores those who may have been guilty of any offence against it to the position of innocent persons. ...

On 25 January 2006, the Fijian Methodist Church ordered an investigation into why Yabaki had been invited to attend the Ninth Assembly of the World Council of Churches as an adviser to the Fijian Methodist delegation. He had been excommunicated for misconduct, said Rev. Ame Tugaue, General Secretary of the Methodist Church, and therefore should not be a member of the delegation. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Council of Churches (WCC) is the principal international Christian ecumenical organization. ...

According to the Fiji Times (27 January 2006), Yabaki's excommunication followed church opposition to his political activism in the wake of the 1987 coups. Fiji Times Online The Fiji Times is a daily newspaper published in Fiji. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fiji Coups of 1987 refers to the 1987 overthrow of the government of Fiji by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, then third in command of the Royal Fiji Military Forces. ...