Tag: Human Rights

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tibetan Communities in Australia call on the Australian government to support religious freedom in Tibet on the 67th Tibetan Uprising Day – 10 March

Tibetan Uprising Day – Rally for Religious Freedom in Tibet 11:30am Parliament House Lawns, Canberra 1:30pm Embassy of the People’s Republic of China PICTURES A large maypole structure on the lawn of Parliament House with 90 strings of colourful prayer flags to mark His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th year Tibetan monks & nuns in […]

Shaukat Khanum Australia leads major fundraising appeal in support of Pakistan’s largest cancer hospital

SYDNEY – (February 6, 2026): Shaukat Khanum Australia is set to host a major Fundraising Gala Event in Sydney this Saturday, 7 February at Sydney Olympic Park –– one of the final gatherings in a fortnight-long series of charitable events held across Australia in support of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC). […]

Appeal – Shahrez Khan travel ban

Re: Arbitrary travel ban imposed on Pakistani athlete, Shahrez Khan Your Excellency, 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 is the only […]

Travel ban prevents Pakistan’s No.1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from competing in 2025 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 biggest stage in world triathlon. Shahrez currently ranks among the top 5% of IRONMAN athletes globally in the AWA (All […]

Amnesty condemns abduction and arbitrary arrest of Pakistan’s top triathlete, Shahrez Khan

The brazen abduction of Pakistan’s No. 1 triathlete, Shahrez Khan from his Lahore home last Thursday, should alarm all who care about civil liberties and democratic freedoms in Commonwealth countries. Shahrez is an Oxford MBA graduate, entrepreneur, and regional head at the Australia-based company, Simba Global. As the nephew of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran […]

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 […]

Tibet Earthquake Victims Need Help, Not Harm

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tibetans and Tibet organisations around the world are deeply saddened by the devastating earthquake [1] that struck Chinese-occupied Tibet on 7 January 2025 [2].  At this critical moment, the safety and welfare of those affected by the earthquake must be given full priority. To this end, we call on world governments to provide […]

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 […]

What Imran Wants

Ever since Pakistan’s landmark general elections in May 2013 which saw the first transfer of power between civilian governments, opposition leader of the Tehreek e Insaf party or ‘Movement for Justice’, Imran Khan made allegations of corruption and systematic vote rigging. Having initially sought an audit of four disputed constituencies and verification of voters’ thumbprint […]