Human Rights Day observed in Levuka CELEBRATION
The Old Capital last week observed World Human Rights Day in the lead up to the main day yesterday.
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission (HRADC) in partnership with community advocates for human rights and the United Nations Development Programme Pacific Office (UNDP), held celebrations in Levuka Town in Ovalau.
55 participants got together to create awareness on human rights and access to justice.
Village leaders and youth groups, including children, from across Ovalau participated in the event. This event is one in a series being held across Fiji to mark Human Rights Day 2017.
The Fiji Access to Justice Project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNDP, supported this event which was undertaken in joint collaboration between the HRADC, the Legal Aid Commission (LAC), and NGO Community Advocates.
Last month, Nadi cattle farmer, Neori Driu, was greeted with a surprise to what is considered a rare event. His cow, Bos Taurus, produced not one but two calves.
The 70-year-old farmer has been a cattle farmer for 10 years and never has he witnessed this rare phenomenon.
“It is nature’s miracle. This is the first time I’ve witnessed cows produce two calves. I turned 70 last August and was surprised to see this happen. To date I have owned 20 cows.”
The November calves are named Matanisiga (male) and Laisani (female), after his two grandchildren. “I don’t milk the cow anymore because I am allowing the calves to enjoy.
“I will sacrifice our milk consumption this time for the sake of the two calves.”
Mr Driu has been a hardworking farmer cultivating rootcrops.
And though it is a modest number, Mr Driu is proud of his seven cows, especially the new additions, which he hopes would increase the herd. According to the website dairymoos.com, dairy cows usually have only one calf, but can have more in certain cases.
A normal dairy cow usually has only one calf at a time. Cows will rarely have twins or triplets, and when a cow does have more than one or two calves at a time, it is considered a rare, event.