Re: Travel ban imposed on Pakistani athlete, Shahrez Khan Your Excellency Honourable Prime Minister Sharif, I am writing to you from Australia with concern about the travel restrictions preventing Pakistani athlete, Shahrez Khan, from participating in international sporting events, most recently the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon World Championship held in Marbella, Spain last weekend. Shahrez is […]
Category: Advocacy
Travel ban prevents Pakistan’s #1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from representing Pakistan on the world triathlon stage
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT: It is deeply concerning that a travel ban has denied Pakistan’s #1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan the chance to participate in the IRONMAN 70.3 world championship in Marbella, Spain this weekend – the pinnacle of world triathlon. Shahrez currently ranks among the top 5% of IRONMAN athletes globally in the AWA (All World Athlete) […]
UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to hold its 4th Session (14 – 17 April)
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Liverpool resident Tamirirashe (Tamisha) Matara has been invited to attend the 4th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent taking place in New York, 14 – 17 April. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) had been working to create a permanent Forum on People […]
A Major Win in Papua New Guinea’s Fight to End Sorcery Accusation Related Violence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAE, MOROBE PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEALandmark Decision Handed Down. Perpetrator Sentenced to 5 Years for Violation of The Glasman Act James Mon, of Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, was sentenced on March 12th to 5 years of imprisonment for violation of The Glassman Act. Mon was convicted of one count of Accusation […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Engaging African Australian Communities with the UN-WGEPAD Preliminary Report
SYDNEY (11 August 2023) – In December 2022, the UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent (WGEPAD) made a historic first visit to Australia. The Working Group visited Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney and spoke to various instruments of government, human rights and community organisations and individuals. The visit presented an opportunity for the […]
26 June: A World Without Torture
The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June marks the moment in 1987 when the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, one of the key instruments in fighting torture, came into effect. Today, there are 173 State parties to the Convention, yet despite […]
Resolving Sino-Tibet Conflict and Securing Peace in the Region
I was immensely proud to join the Tibetan communities of Australia this week in welcoming Hon. Penpa Tsering, President of Tibet’s Government in-Exile during his first official visit to the Pacific region, organised by the Office of Tibet in Australia. Since meeting the first Tibetan exiles in Canberra 20 years ago, it was an honour to […]
UN Working Group of Experts on Persons of African Descent (WGEPAD) visiting Australia 12-20 December 2022
SYDNEY (10 December 2022): The UN Working Group of Experts on Persons of African Descent (WGEPAD) is visiting Australia from 12-20 December. The main purpose of their visit is to receive as much information as possible regarding human rights issues facing persons of African descent in Australia, across a range of issues including: Administration of and access […]
Team Kyinzom: Historic Campaign Launch in Bennelong
It was an honour to be invited to deliver a speech at the Campaign Launch of Kyinzom Dhongdue, the House of Representatives candidate for Bennelong. Kyinzom is the first Tibetan-Australian woman to run for public office. Saturday 26 March, 2022Epping Community Centre I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the Dharug Nation and pay […]
Tibet’s Gift to the World
On the evening of March 17 1959, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (23 years of age at the time) embarked on a perilous journey escaping Tibet’s capital, Lhasa into exile, disguised as a Chinese soldier. Along with his retinue of cabinet members, family members and bodyguards, Tibet’s political and spiritual leader was followed by […]
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