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The bill was in the works for years and only passed on its fourth attempt. The debate about it is reminiscent of ongoing discussions about race and migration.
In 38 Londres Street, Philippe Sands brings to light the struggle to hold Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and former Nazi Walther Rauff accountable.
The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are politicians listening?
Subsidising fossil fuel exploration seems contrary to New Zealand’s international commitment to phase out incentives for the industry. It also erodes human rights to a healthy environment.
Bill Shorten made headlines by suggesting states should adopt a permit system for protests. Here’s what protest legislation looks like nationally and what international laws say about it.
Australia can take legal action against people accused of atrocity crimes, even if the person isn’t Australian and the alleged crimes were miles away. But the laws are flawed.
Progress on housing policy has been patchy, in part because there’s no national plan guiding efforts to address homelessness. A bill currently in front of parliament could fix this.
A parliamentary committee has recommended a dedicated act to protect human rights. Here’s how it could work.
Immigration ruling in Northern Ireland is holding the UK to account on its human rights commitments.
For the first time since gender identity was added to the Sex Discrimination Act, it’s being tested in court. At its heart, the case looks at the rights and recognition of transgender people.
The laws around protest have rarely been tougher – so we have to wonder why the government is seeking more power by redefining what extremism means.
Seventy five years after the creation of the UDHR, the world is facing major human rights challenges again.
The UK government must decide if it wants to risk undermining the robust system of human rights protections.
More than three-quarters of the world’s nations engage in torture, which is notoriously difficult to study because it often occurs in secret.
Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Reaffirming science’s value can help it better serve humanity.
A new EU law would require thousands of multinational companies, including many based in the US, to look for signs of human rights abuses in their supply chains.
The US and China are engaged in a classic power struggle. The question is, who will come out on top?
The list of crimes for which Putin is considered complicit is long. The question is whether he can be held accountable.
Given how much young people have achieved in the fight against climate crisis it’s crucial their voices are really heard at COP27.
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Senior Lecturer in Law, researcher in international law, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Reader in Constitutional Law and Human Rights, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor in Law, Adelaide University
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Professor of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Law; Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Professor of Sociology, Northern Illinois University
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Professor in Human Rights Law, University of Liverpool
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Head of the Department of Anthropology and Associate Professor, University of Malta
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Research officer, Macquarie University