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How Can Australia Stand up for Human Rights in Xinjiang?

How Can Australia Stand up for Human Rights in Xinjiang?

By Ava Kalinauskas
Australia’s diplomatic reset with China is complete, it’s time to talk about human rights.

Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists 

Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists 

By Sophie McNeill
It is critically important for citizens to be able to express their concern about the climate emergency in whatever peaceful way they would like to do so.
2 State Governments in Australia Block UN Visits to Prisons

2 State Governments in Australia Block UN Visits to Prisons

By Dechlan Brennan
The gap between how human rights groups view incarcerated people, and how governments in Australia view them, continues to be wide. 

Murder of Indigenous Teenager in Western Australia Brings Despair, Deja Vu

Murder of Indigenous Teenager in Western Australia Brings Despair, Deja Vu

By Dechlan Brennan
The murder of 15-year-old Cassius Turvey is not just a tragedy; “sadly, it is a pattern.”

Slow Progress Toward an Australian Magnitsky Act 

Slow Progress Toward an Australian Magnitsky Act 

By Philip Citowicki
A Magnitsky Act would allow the effective targeting of individual human rights abusers without the collateral damage of sweeping sanctions.

Australia’s Same-Sex Marriage Breakthrough

Australia’s Same-Sex Marriage Breakthrough

By Ed Kennedy
What same-sex marriage legislation in Australia could mean for LGBTQI Rights in Asia.

Australia Must Lift Its Game If It Wants to Lead on the Human Rights Council

Australia Must Lift Its Game If It Wants to Lead on the Human Rights Council

By Tom Clarke
Australia now looks certain to take a seat at the UN’s Human Rights Council, but will it be constructive or a spoiler?
Australia’s Wrong Response to its Rights Abuses

Australia’s Wrong Response to its Rights Abuses

By Max Walden
A new report sheds more light on the country’s dark record.

Australia’s Human Rights Doublethink

Australia’s Human Rights Doublethink

By UNSW Human Rights Clinic
You can’t preach what you don’t practice. Unless you’re Australia and we’re talking human rights.

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