Podcasts about human rights and civil liberties

Ms Singh turned her activism into action when she responded to a youth-led call for systemic change around the treatment of women in the Australian Parliament. Hailing from a Punjabi family, this Year 11 student is keen to create a safe space for women of colour in the political landscape.

Almost 80 per cent of participants in a recent survey conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission had experienced some form of unfavourable treatment based on their religion, race, or ethnicity. Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan dwells upon the survey's findings and his proposed National Anti-Racism Framework.

Prior to the pandemic, Australia’s mature workforce was already battling ageism with 68 per cent of employers indicating that they were unwilling to employ workers over 50 in a 2018 survey by the Australian Human Resources Institute. - ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਇਹ ਚਲਣ ਦੇਖਣ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦਾ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰ ਵਾਲਾ ਖੇਤਰ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਧਦੀ ਹੋਈ ਉਮਰ ਕਾਰਨ ਕਾਫੀ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀ। ਸਾਲ 2018 ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰਵਾਏ ਇੱਕ ਸਰਵੇਖਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪਤਾ ਚੱਲਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰਦਾਤਾ 50 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨੌਕਰੀਆਂ ਦੇਣਾ ਪਸੰਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ।

Cricket Australia has apologised to the Indian cricket team for the alleged racial abuse incident at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

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Hindu Council of Australia's Surinder Jain urged the need to protect religious rights of people of all faiths as he appeared before the Select committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020.

Sikh charity group, Australian Sikh Association Limited (ASAL) has made a submission on behalf of the community to the NSW Government for One Nation’s religious freedom and equality amendment to the anti-discrimination act.

The family of a Sikh police officer claims that he has been subjected to injustice, inequality, and racism within the NSW Police department. They are now seeking support through an online petition to amend the current NSW Police uniform policy to be more inclusive for members from diverse backgrounds. - ਨਿਊ ਸਾਊਥ ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਪੁਲਸ ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਕਾਂਸਟੇਬਲ ਜਸਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਨੇ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨੌਕਰੀ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕਥਿਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਧੱਕੇਸ਼ਾਹੀ, ਅਸਮਾਨਤਾ, ਨਸਲਵਾਦ ਤੇ ਗਾਲ਼ੀ-ਗਲੋਚ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।

Members of the Australian Hazara community have joined an international call for the United Nations to "protect and promote" Afghanistan's ethnic minorities amid fears that the current peace talks will only result in more deadly persecution. - گروهی از نهادهای متعلق به هزاره‌های آسترالیا، اروپا و امریکای جنوبی در آستانه نشست ژنو در نامه‌ای به دبیرکل سازمان ملل متحد خواستار «محافظت و بهبود» حقوق اقلیت‌های قومی در روند صلح افغانستان شدند.

The Anti-Discrimination Amendment or Religious Freedoms and Equality Bill is currently taking feedback from religious groups and NSW Member of Parliament Gurmesh Singh is also one of the members of the committee. Mr Singh has appealed to religious leaders to come forward and provide their feedback so that the rights of all religions are protected fairly.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe, one of the most prominent activists in the Australian Indigenous rights space, has been a source of strength and inspiration to many, including Salvadoran-Australian lawyer, David Mejia Canales, who now works with her as her political advisor.

In a round table meeting on the issue of Human Rights in India, many Australian and international rights activists appealed to the Australian government to take up the matter with the Indian government.

Members of the Australian Hazara community are warning that any peace deal with the Taliban may see the fundamental principles of human rights vanish in Afghanistan as they call on both sides involved in the negotiations to guarantee the safety of the country’s Hazaras.

The Padma Shri Sahitya Puraskar and Padma Shri Sadhana Samman given by Khemlal-Harikala Lamichhane Social Welfare Foundation have been cancelled this year amidst a controversy.The foundation had earlier decided to award Padma Shri Sahitya Puraskar to Sanjeev Upreti and Padma Shri Sadhana Samman to Modnath Prashrita. - खेमलाल-हरिकला लामिछाने समाज कल्याण प्रतिष्ठानले दिँदै आएको पद्मश्री साहित्य पुरस्कार र पद्मश्री साधना सम्मान अत्यन्त विवादित भएपछि यस वर्षका लागि रद्द गरिएको छ। प्रतिष्ठानले पद्मश्री साहित्य पुरस्कार सञ्जीव उप्रेतीलाई र पद्मश्री साधना सम्मान मोदनाथ प्रश्रितलाई प्रदान गर्ने निर्णय गरेको थियो।

A new survey of more than 6000 international students in Australia has found many are experiencing racism as a result of COVID-19.The pandemic has also made living more difficult with a majority reporting job loss and fearing homelessness. - माइग्रेन्ट वर्कर जस्टिस इनिसिएटिभ नामक एक संस्थाद्वारा ६००० भन्दा बढी अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू बिच गरिएको एक पछिल्लो सर्वेक्षणका अनुसार कोरोनाभाइरस महामारी सुरु भएयता २३ प्रतिशत अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरूले मौखिक जातिवाद तथा गाली गलौच भोगेका छन्।

Listen to the latest news headlines in Australia from SBS Nepali radio - in this bulletin: Victoria records 45 new coronavirus infections as it manages a growing Melbourne COVID-19 outbreak The Prime Minister announces an extension of telehealth support services in Australia andThe Tasmanian government will allow interstate workers flying home directly from low-risk jurisdictions to skip quarantine from next week. - एसबीएस नेपाली रेडियोमा आजको प्रमुख अस्ट्रेलियाली समाचार यहाँ सुन्नुहोस्।

Australia’s citizenship test is getting its first update in more than a decade, with a focus on Australian values. - नोभेम्बर १५ देखि सुरु हुने भनिएको नयाँ व्यवस्था अन्तर्गतको अस्ट्रेलियाली नागरिकता परीक्षामा के-कस्ता बद्लाव हुँदैछन् त?

The makers of a Bollywood film 'Khaali Peeli' have had to change the lyrics of a song after people took to social media to condemn the song as 'racist'.

An Australian Senator has alleged abuse of human rights in India in the Australian Parliament.

The Greens Party have tabled a motion on India’s Citizenship Amendment Act in the New South Wales Parliament.

“Beyond race and ethnicity, the Sikh community has double the risk of victimisation” when it comes to hate crimes and discrimination, says a Melbourne-based researcher.

29-year-old Talwinder Kaur who worked with Della Rosa in Melbourne for five years has now taken the pizza manufacturing company to the Fair Work Commission. - ਮੈਲਬੌਰਨ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ 29-ਸਾਲਾ ਤਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਕੌਰ ਨੇ ਡੈੱਲਾ ਰੋਜ਼ਾ ਕੰਪਨੀ ਖ਼ਿਲਾਫ਼ ਫੇਅਰ ਵਰਕ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨ ਕੋਲ਼ ਆਪਣੀ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਦਰਜ ਕਰਾਈ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸਨੇ ਧੱਕੇਸ਼ਾਹੀ, ਨਸਲਵਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਗੈਰਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਬਰਖਾਸਤਗੀ ਦੇ ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਾਏ ਹਨ।

World leaders are being accused of failing to protect journalists by a top human rights lawyer. The criticism comes after Australian Federal Police came under fire over actions taken against journalists in this country. - সাংবাদিকদের রক্ষা করতে বিশ্ব নেতারা ব্যর্থ হয়েছেন বলে অভিযোগ করেছেন একজন শীর্ষস্থানীয় মানবাধিকার আইনজীবী। সাংবাদিকদের বিরুদ্ধে গৃহীত পদক্ষেপের পর অস্ট্রেলিয়ার ফেডারেল পুলিশ তীব্র নিন্দার মুখে পড়েছে যার ফলে এই অভিযোগ আসে।

CJSF’s Allison R. Brown interviews Adam Levner, Founder and Executive Director of Critical Exposure, and Breianna, a student member, about Critical Exposure’s use of the arts to organize, advocate, and create long-lasting change.

CJSF’s Allison R. Brown speaks with Dr. Monique W. Morris, about her book Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools which explores the individual and institutional forces that serve as barriers to opportunity for Black girls in school.