The 2008 Human Rights report released by the United States Department of State was not fair and balanced, said Fiji Human Rights Commission Chairperson Shaista Shameem, Xinhua reported.
She said it was a picture of what people have told the Americans and that the Fiji Human Rights Commission was not consulted, the Fiji Times online reported on Saturday.
Shameem said there is also the problem that the U.S. report did not deal with Israel's war on Gaza -- another gap for political expediency.
"Human rights reports done by the USA are not known for their fairness or balance," she was quoted as saying.
"Hopefully under Obama's administration this state of affairs will change."
The 2008 report covered many issues in Fiji such as the judiciary, media, prison system and discrimination.
The U.S. report said that the interim government in Fiji did not fully respect the rights of the freedom of press.