Civil society statement delivered to Intergovernmental Meeting – Bangkok Beijing +25 Dr Manjula OConnor attended the Bangkok Asia Pacific meeting as representative of ACHRH and Harmony Alliance along with eight other civil society organisations under the umbrella of Asia Pacific Watch This is a brief summary of the first three days . More than […]
Continue readingDowry wives falling victim to abuse
As published on The Australian by Christine McGinn. A young Indian woman whose family gave her husband a $140,000 dowry was locked in her house and beaten by the man she married on the promise of living in Australia. She entered an arranged marriage in India in 2017 with the man in Australia who she […]
Continue readingAnti-dowry law in Australian province soon
The news of our Anti-dowry campaign has reached India, Punjab. This should start to make an impact on the perpetrators who demand dowry, take the gifts and cash and then abandon their new brides in Australia or leave them behind in India, without any care or concern for that human being. Read the article in […]
Continue readingACHRH Tribute to Minister Fiona Richardson
Fare thee well! Minister Fiona Richardson, Australia’s First Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. We are sad to loose you so early. “The Australasian Centre for human rights and health was honoured to work with you , and receive your support . We pledge to keep up your campaign for gender equality and work towards […]
Continue readingRecovering from stress of family domestic violence
Domestic violence is a situation where the victim lives in a state of constant fear and threats to her (or his) life. Not only does it lead to erosion of self-esteem, and helplessness domestic violence induces a state of constant stress and fear. What is stress? Chronic fear leads to chronic state of […]
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