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Australia human rights
Tamil Refugee Self-Immolates in a Melbourne Suburb
By Luke Hunt
Church groups hope Pope Francis takes notice of asylum seekers during his upcoming visit to Papua New Guinea.
Law and Order in Australia Has a Blind Spot: Human Rights
By Luke McNamara
A 'tough on crime' political culture tends to bring the same solution to every crisis: harsher laws. That’s a problem.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Max Walden
A new report sheds more light on the country’s dark record.
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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