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Pope Francis, as well as all the pontiffs who preceded him since 1939, defended migrants and immigration. What stance will Pope Leo XIV take?
UNESCO’s approach to regulating neurotechnology considers future applications and current privacy and consent concerns.
Calls by Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump to defund public broadcasters seem aimed at silencing criticism and obscuring oversight of their actions. That’s dangerous for democracy.
On election night, the prime minister talked about ‘fairness’ and ‘Australian values’. To legally protect those values, we need a national human rights act.
Ghanaian police and judicial practice treats the right to protest as less valuable than the restrictions that may be applied.
Tectonic shifts are taking place in international relations.
Psychiatry has been used to enforce political conformity – and not just in authoritarian regimes.
South Africa has fallen short in one key aspect when it comes to championing human rights on the continent.
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people behind bars there.
Upholding the rights of people with albinism would ensure that they are treated fairly and with respect.
Students with disabilities should receive dignified educational and vocational preparation for work where they are paid for labour without prejudice.
There is a long history of calls for the US to abandon the United Nations, and Trump has already turned the old world order on its head.
Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to another sudden funding freeze by Elon Musk.
The best performing company in our research scored only eight out of a possible 24 points on an internationally-recognised benchmark. The average score was 3.6.
Can the DRC’s case against Rwanda before the African Court help defuse future conflict between African states?
Donald Trump’s measures ending government diversity efforts are part of a much broader effort to reverse civil rights gains for all Americans. It’s not the first time such a backlash has happened.
In the Central African Republic, peacekeeping missions are losing popular support by failing to meet people’s expectations, leaving room for more ruthless actors.
Forum 18, a site based in Norway, is one of the few media outlets specializing in coverage of religious freedom.
Control systems keep your house warm and your car’s speed constant, but they could also help address societal problems.
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Sarah Joseph is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, and acting SARChI Chair in International Constitutional Law, University of Pretoria
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