Recent articles by Lee Rhiannon

15 February 2025
Israel-India partnership kills off self-determination for Palestine and Kashmir
For more than 75 years Kashmiris and Palestinians have suffered at the hands of colonial powers – genocide, human rights abuses and denial of fundamental rights feature in their shared history. While the Kashmiri struggle for self-determination rarely makes the headlines it deserves to be not only supported but also understood in terms of the Indian Government's policies and actions that result in death and suffering for Palestinians as well as Kashmiris.

8 March 2023
Can Albanese be an “honest” friend to Modi?
The comparison between Australia’s response to China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims with India’s treatment of Kashmiris highlights that a commitment to human rights is not the driving force in determining Labor’s position on foreign affairs matters.

13 September 2022
Modi's India gets a free pass on Human Rights - but not China!
The people of Jammu-Kashmir are at a critical juncture in their struggle for justice. Despite the fact that they live in the most militarised region on earth, experience shocking human rights abuses, and have been given a genocide warning by Genocide Watch, few Western countries have acted. It’s time for the Australian government to speak up about the crimes of the Modi government.