Amnesty Escalates Pressure on Australia Over India Rights Talks

As Modi arrives in Melbourne for the Australia-India summit (July 8–10), Amnesty International is urging PM Albanese to raise human rights concerns in private bilateral meetings. The group wants Australia to press India on journalist safety and discrimination against religious minorities. Whether Albanese will depart from the diplomatic norm—where trade and defense overshadow rights issues—hinges on the summit's final joint statement.