Marriage Equality as a human right: We’re glad of Gladys Berejiklian’s support

Human rights Global

Outsourcing responsibility: companies supplying arms to unlawful conflicts secure lucrative Australian Government contracts

9 September 2019 | 2:29 pm

A new report from Amnesty International has found that key global companies who have lucrative...

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Indigenous rights Australia

Victorian Ombudsman calls for solitary confinement to be banned; the nation should listen

5 September 2019 | 12:29 pm

The Victorian Ombudsman Deborah Glass has recommended the state government prohibit solitary...

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Human rights Australia

Federal Court decision welcome; now Minister Dutton must act to allow Tamil family to settle in Bilolea for good

4 September 2019 | 12:28 pm

Commenting on the decision of the Federal Court to extend an injunction to the Tamil family seeking...

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Human rights Asia

Indonesia: Drop charges against lawyer for Papuan political activists

4 September 2019 | 9:53 am

Responding to the East Java police’s decision to bring charges against human rights lawyer...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy activists arrested in outrageous assault on freedom of expression

30 August 2019 | 4:29 pm

Responding to the arrests in Hong Kong of prominent pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong and Agnes...

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Human rights Australia

Draft Religious Discrimination Bill ‘Taking Australia back to the Dark Ages’

29 August 2019 | 10:52 am

In response to the release of the draft Religious Discrimination Bill today, Tim O’Connor,...

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