Daniela Gavshon

Australia

Australia Director at Human Rights Watch

Australia Director @hrw Human Rights Watch / Officer @ International Bar Association War Crimes Committee, former @piacnews - views are my own

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Articles

Promoting human rights makes Australia stronger

1 week ago | lowyinstitute.org | Daniela Gavshon

As Australia enters a new electoral term with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese back at the helm, and world affairs in a state of turmoil, it is critical to ask whether human rights will get deserved attention in the government’s foreign policy. Not only because it is morally right, but because Australia’s long-term economic and security interests are best served in a region and a world that respects rights.
Why Australia should support a global right to free education

Feb 11, 2025 | canberratimes.com.au | Daniela Gavshon

With a healthy mix of nervousness and excitement, kids across Australia are grabbing their backpacks and sunhats as they start the new school term. But millions of children around the world won't be as fortunate to pass through school gates this year.
Daniela Gavshon: We can’t ‘agree to disagree’ when human rights are on the line

Jun 18, 2024 | thewest.com.au | Daniela Gavshon

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set the tone for Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia in a commentary in The Australian ahead of the trip. Glaringly absent was any mention of Tibet, Hong Kong, or Xinjiang, and China’s deepening and far-reaching repression under President Xi Jinping that will, if left unaddressed, have dire consequences for Australia and the stability of the region.
In China, Albanese must dare to tread where Whitlam didn’t 50 years ago mogaznewsen

Nov 2, 2023 | en.mogaznews.com | Daniela Gavshon

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In China, Albanese must dare to tread where Whitlam didn't 50 years ago

Nov 2, 2023 | smh.com.au | Daniela Gavshon

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to China, starting on Saturday, marks the 50th anniversary of the first visit by an Australian prime minister, Gough Whitlam, in 1973. Albanese has reflected that the principles behind Whitlam's China vision still drive Australia's relationship with China. Whitlam's vision for the Chinese-Australian relationship was undoubtedly focused on expanding trade. But it was more than that.
Targeted News Service

Oct 15, 2023 | targetednews.com | Daniela Gavshon

Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Setback for Indigenous Rights in Australia October 16, 2023NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Oct. 15, 2023:Setback for Indigenous Rights in AustraliaAustralia's referendum to enshrine a First Nations voice in the country's constitution was unsuccessful.
Kriti Sharma and Daniela Gavshon: Picture-postcard Broome is home to Australia’s ‘worst prison’

Sep 11, 2023 | thewest.com.au | KRITI SHARMA |Daniela Gavshon

In the heart of picture-postcard Broome stands Western Australia’s oldest operating prison, a crumbling vestige of the state’s earlier colonial days. When we first visited Broome Regional Prison in 2016, we found prisoners living in degrading conditions in dingy, grimy, cramped, and overcrowded cells with some even forced to sleep on the floor near the toilet door.
Daniela Gavshon | Did Anthony Albanese get it right on his trip to Vietnam?

Jun 15, 2023 | canberratimes.com.au | Daniela Gavshon

Freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of movement, freedom to practice religion and beliefs are all threatened daily in Vietnam. Australia should use every opportunity it has to promote respect for these fundamental human rights, which reflect long-held Australian values. The Australian government should not forget the people of Vietnam, who do not have a government who will stand up for them.
Daniela Gavshon | Did Anthony Albanese get it right on his trip to Vietnam?

Jun 15, 2023 | lismorecitynews.com.au | Daniela Gavshon

After Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first official visit to Vietnam, Australians should be asking if their elected leaders are really representing their values in the region. Certainly, the Prime Minister missed the opportunity to raise human rights when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia. Did Albanese once again fail to discuss a broad range of human rights issues when he visited Vietnam?