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 leading endurance 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 […]
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Travel ban prevents Pakistan’s No.1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from participating in 2025 triathlon World Championship
SOLIDARITY STATEMENT: It is deeply concerning that a travel ban has denied Pakistan’s No. 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 […]
Sons of Imran Khan appeal to US law makers in global campaign – #FreeImranKhan
PAKISTAN: Situation Report – 2 August 2025 Photo: Presidential Envoy for Special Missions of the United States, Richard Grenell with Kasim Khan (L) and Sulaiman Khan (R) Tuesday 23 July 2025/ @RichardGrenell (X) Saturday 2 August 2025 – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has called for mass protests in more than 35 countries across […]
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 […]
The Dalai Lama releases new book on his reincarnation
7 March 2025 – SYDNEY: On Monday 10 March, Tibetans across Australia will gather in major cities to commemorate the 66th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, marking a pivotal moment in their struggle against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) occupation. On 10 March 1959, Tibetans in Lhasa rose up against the invading Chinese People’s Liberation […]
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 […]
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