sanctions

Medical equipment is often outdated in sanctioned countries and there are shortages of medicines and protective equipment.

Australia should avoid dealings with Myanmar that play down its military’s egregious rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne.

The report details the way in which Myanmar’s military has used its own businesses, foreign companies and arms deals to support brutal operations against ethnic groups, constituting serious crimes under international law.

The Child Poverty Action Group is calling for re-investment in social security support for the UK’s children, and making detailed recommendations to improve the design and function of universal credit.