Minority Rights report

FPDN Deputy CEO June Riemer and Associate Professor Karen Soldatic, Western Sydney University, publish Australian Case Study in International Minority Rights report.

Minority Rights Group International has launched their annual report on the impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most marginalised communities 

The report ‘Minority and Indigenous Trends 2021, Lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic’ focuses on minority and Indigenous communities and their experiences during COVID-19 and includes case studies from across the world.

‘The essential role of community action for First Nations people with disabilities during the pandemic’
FPDN Deputy CEO June Riemer and Associate Professor Karen Soldatic, Western Sydney University.

Lesson 1 of the Minority Rights report, Universal Health; Ensure the right to health for all, including full and equitable access to care, is a priority not only during the pandemic but also a central element in the global recovery, included an Australian case study on ‘ The essential role of community action for First Nations people with disabilities during the pandemic’, written by FPDN Deputy CEO June Riemer and Associate Professor Karen Soldatic, Western Sydney University.

The case study focussed on ‘the leadership role of First Nations communities, organizations and services that have sustained community members living with disabilities, keeping them safe, well and supported throughout the pandemic, thanks to their respectful decision-making and democratic safeguarding’.