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 […]
Leader of Tibet’s Government in-Exile to visit Australia 17-25 June 2023
IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYDNEY (19 June 2023) – Hon. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected political leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration, will be visiting Australia from 17-25 June 2023. This is his first official visit to Australia since becoming the Sikyong, a Tibetan title for President, in 2021. Penpa […]
Challenging the Status Quo: Advancing Trauma Recovery
Around the age of 15, a copy of the late Dr Herbert Benson MD’s book, The Relaxation Response, found its way onto my bookshelf. The pioneering work of Dr Benson and his colleagues committed to exploring mind-body approaches to counter the stress response in collaboration with Tibetan refugees, paved the way to building an evidence […]
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 […]
Profile of Courage: ‘Ama’ Adhe Tapontsang (1932-2020)
The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT) recently observed the passing of torture survivor Adhe Tapontsang, one of the longest-serving Tibetan political prisoners in exile. In common with the late Nelson Mandela, she endured 27 years in prison for her resistance against China’s military occupation of Tibet in the late 1950s. Reflecting on the […]
“Cruelty or Humanity” priority issue for post Covid societies
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: This dramatic new book identifies the world wide, massive crises facing humanity. The planet is burning, civil wars continue, authoritarianism and religious fundamentalism are on the rise, refugees’ rights are trashed, yet in democracies, dictatorships and theocracies, leaders are promoting violence and cruelty as a policy priority. The humanitarian lifebuoy for people, animals and […]
Profile: Somatic Therapy – Manuela Mischke-Reeds
Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, LMFT, is a Certified Hakomi Therapist and Trainer, a licensed Somatic Psychotherapist, and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT 40823). She trains health professionals in the Hakomi Method in California, Australia and Europe. She recently developed a Hakomi based trauma and attachment training for clinicians in Germany. Manuela specializes in integrating […]
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