Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader Anthony Albanese will push to set up a new award in honour of late Senator Kimberley Kitching, who was internationally recognised for work exposing human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The senator was laid to rest on March 21 after she passed away from a suspected heart attack on March 10, aged 52. Albanese revealed to The Daily Telegraph that he had written to the ALP national executive to establish the Kimberley Kitching Human Rights Award in recognition of her spearheading new laws like the Magnitsky Act— which gives the government the power to sanction overseas human rights violators. “This is a practical way to honour Kimberley Kitching’s legacy and commitment to international human rights,” Albanese said. His letter, obtained by AAP, said the award would go to a “member of the party who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the …
Australian Labor Party to Establish Human Rights Award in Honour of Late Senator
March 21, 2022
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