Rights

Australia’s Aboriginal children ‘essentially being punished for being poor’ – UN rights expert

New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): Stressing that the rates of incarceration for Australia’s indigenous peoples have reached astounding, “tsunami” proportions, a United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday called on the authorities to respect the peoples’ right to self-determination, to full and effective participation in society, and to step up the fight against racism. more

UNICEF urges Australia, Cambodia to protect rights of child refugees in Nauru

New York, Apr 18 (JEN): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) raised concerns on Friday regarding reported decisions by the Governments of Australia and Cambodia to start transferrin ...

Global film industry perpetuates discrimination against women – UN-backed study

New York, Sept 23 (JEN) Nowhere to be “scene,” women protagonists have less than one-third of all speaking roles in film and are largely absent from powerful positions, according to a U ...