Australia - First Nations Inequality Harms Global Standing
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (TNSRep) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Jan. 12:
Australia's global reputation on human rights suffered from the government's failure to address longstanding abuses against First Nations people, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. The misuse of police powers during Covid-19 lockdowns and excessive restrictions on movement, as well as the government's continued mistreatment of asylum seekers, were among the year's majo . . .
Australia's global reputation on human rights suffered from the government's failure to address longstanding abuses against First Nations people, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. The misuse of police powers during Covid-19 lockdowns and excessive restrictions on movement, as well as the government's continued mistreatment of asylum seekers, were among the year's majo . . .