Claire Mallinson
Claire Mallinson joined Amnesty International Australia as National Director in October 2007 with more than 20 years of experience in rights-based work and the not for profit sector.
Claire began her work in the sector at the UK’s biggest not for profit disability organisation, Scope. She left Scope to become the youngest Director of a UK top five charity, the Cancer Research Campaign.
Claire was then headhunted by Greenpeace Australia Pacific and moved to Sydney to take up the role of Director of Fundraising and Marketing before joining Amnesty International Australia.
Articles by Claire Mallinson
Eurovision can’t drown out the human rights abuses
Last year, thousands of Azerbaijanis spontaneously took to the streets of Baku shouting and chanting. None of the demonstrators were…... Read more
Utopia and a Third World in the First World
This week’s Q and A program featured Rosalie Kunoth-Monks, who has been an instrumental figure in drawing attention to the…... Read more
Human rights at home and away
Human rights abuses happen everywhere, including Australia. Amnesty International has today released a report on human rights, which is critical…... Read more
Australia cannot claim leadership on human rights
Each year Amnesty International releases an assessment of the human rights realities in the majority of countries around the world,…... Read more
All sides of politics ignore facts of asylum arrivals
Amnesty International flatly rejects the assertion that recent changes to Government policy have led to an increase in the number…... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
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Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
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"A teacher at Geelong Grammar had criticised her for using words that were too long, which had left her confused and had made her doubt her ability to write essays. She became ''quite distressed'' when her English marks began to fall." I can sympathise. My scholastic mentors conveyed to me a causal relationship… [read more]From: Welfare for breeders is a bonus for everyone
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I have no problem paying my taxes. As a single, childless person on a very decent income, I can afford it and not have my life severely altered. Plus I understand that my taxes paying for things like schools, childcare and infrastructure is ultimately a good thing. A better community is better for me… [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
They must pay for one’s bitter disappointments
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