of the Constitution as it unfairly discriminated on the ground of sexual orientation. All human rights cases on this point internationally, including in South Africa, have come to similar conclusions. The Commission also submitted that this was really a case of prosecution for the wrong offence and that the relevant authorities should have considered charging McCoskar and Nandan for trafficking in pornography under section 188 of the Penal Code. The Fiji Human Rights Commission stated in relation to this case: Trafficking in obscene publications is part of a larger picture of trafficking in persons. This involves the illegal trade in human beings and a modern form of slavery. Many victims of human trafficking are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation and forced labour. <p> Trafficking in persons is a gross violation of human rights. It violates the universal human right to life, liberty, and freedom from slavery in all its forms. McCoskar in mitigation in the Magistrates Court had accepted that the photographs he took were intended for sale on the internet. Fiji has ratified the Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications. As such, the Fijian Government is obliged to play its role in helping curb the rising problem of trafficking in pornography and sexual exploitation of vulnerable groups of people, especially those who are poor. McCoskar told the Melbourne newspaper The Age: "I would have liked the Australian Government to have taken more interest in my case". The Australian government offered the usual consular assistance, but did not condemn the sentence. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch had both condemned the conviction. See also LGBT rights in Fiji List of Australians imprisoned or executed abroad Religious reaction to the Reconciliation, Tolerance, and Unity Bill References Another Aspect of the Sodomy Case Fiji Human Rights Commission (1 September 2005) International Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications A treaty to which Australia and Fiji are signatories The Law Report Radio National (30 August 2005) Fiji court overturns Australian's sodomy conviction ABC news (26 August 2005) Little help, no protest for Victorian jailed in Fiji The Age (20 August 2005) Australian home after Fiji gay sex conviction overturned The Sydney Morning Herald (28 August 2005) Law of Fiji 2005 in case law LGBT in Fiji LGBT rights case law Australia–Fiji relations