AUSTRALIA An eminent group of retired judges have published an open letter to the people of Australia in support of a ‘Yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum on the Voice. READ MORE For more information and resources VISIT YES23
MALAYSIA NGOs call for abolition and immediate suspension of whipping as a sentence in Malaysian law READ MORE
AUSTRALIA DTP has learnt of the death of human rights campaigner and Executive Director of Change the Record, Sophie Trevitt. DTP extends condolences to Sophie’s family and colleagues. WATCH THE TRIBUTE IN PARLIAMENT FROM GREENS SENATOR LARISSA WATERS
INDIA Fortify Rights calls on the Indian government to cease ongoing persecution and arbitrary detention of Rohingya refugees READ MORE
INDIA South Asians for Human Rights expresses concern at the continuing violence in Manipur and the lack of action by the state and national authorities in stopping the conflict READ MORE
SRI LANKA Journalists for Democracy, Families of the Disappeared, Center for Human Rights and Development, and International Truth and Justice Project publishes report “Mass Graves and Failed Exhumations” which documents mass graves of tens of thousands of victims of enforced disappearances from two insurgencies between 1983 and 2009 READ THE REPORT
MALAYSIA Front Line Defenders call on authorities to investigate assassination attempt on Siti Zabedah Kasim human rights defender, lawyer and LGBTIQ+ activist and ensure her safety TAKE ACTION
MYANMAR/AUSTRALIA Complaint against Mallee Resources Limited (formerly Myanmar Metals Ltd) upheld as company found to have breached the OECD Guidelines in not having a human rights policy and not having consulted with affected communities READ MORE
CAMBODIA Clean Clothes Campaign appeals to USA football star to use her influence with Nike to ensure workers’ back pay and compensation for past abuses READ MORE
INDIA The Sindh Human Rights Defenders Network calls on Sindh government to stop auction of sensitive granite deposits on a mountain contrary to Indigenous free, informed and prior consent READ MORE
SINGAPORE Amnesty calls on governments, the UNODC, and the INCB to increase pressure on Singapore to end its highly punitive approach to drug control policies following two executions in under a week, including the first known woman in two decades READ MORE
PACIFIC The Grata Fund’s campaign ‘The Australian Climate Case’ is calling for climate witness stories from PNG and the Pacific READ MORE |