Philippines: positive step to addressing police torture

Freedom of expression, association and assembly North America

Good news: Chelsea Manning finally walks free!

17 May 2017 | 3:00 pm

Chelsea Manning, who was sentenced to 35 years in a US prison after disclosing classified...

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Individuals at risk South America

Environmental defender allowed to stand her ground in Peru

11 May 2017 | 3:13 pm

In a landmark decision for environmental defenders in Peru, a Supreme Court ruling on 3 May 2017...

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Indigenous rights Australia

Win for Queensland kids: Government adopts Youth Detention Review recommendations

8 May 2017 | 4:56 pm

In the wake of a swathe of human rights abuses at Queensland youth detention centres, the...

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Death penalty Middle East

Young Iranian man walks free from death row

5 May 2017 | 3:12 pm

Salar Shadizadi, who was sentenced to death for a crime he committed when a child, was released...

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Community is Everything Australia

Independent Review must usher in new era for Queensland kids

26 April 2017 | 2:42 pm

An independent investigation into Queensland’s youth justice system has recommended an...

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Indigenous rights Australia

Good news: Funding cuts to legal services reversed

24 April 2017 | 3:35 pm

Today Attorney-General George Brandis announced that scheduled funding cuts to community legal...

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