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Taking the right to science seriously can help spark a new ethos of curiosity-driven research for the planet.
Refugee protections, including the right to seek asylum, exist today precisely because states failed refugees and migrants previously, especially Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany.
Corporate and political actors know more about how our minds work than we do. The right to free thought can no longer be our ‘forgotten freedom’
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.
It’s more than moral posturing. Resolutions like this have a history of laying the foundation for effective treaties and national laws.
Journalists and media workers around the world are increasingly being targeted, especially in countries where authoritarian regimes hold power.
Court challenges over vaccine mandate exemptions have so far failed. But with fundamental human rights at the centre of the government’s emergency powers, is it time for purpose-built new law?
With proof of vaccination likely to become mandatory for travel – and possibly other activities – a careful balancing of individual and collective rights will be essential.
The majority of those punished under the laws to combat false information are opposition politicians or journalists.
The right to return is real but not absolute, and must be balanced with the rights of those already in New Zealand.
In spite of noble promises in their constitutions, many countries have a very restrictive approach to demonstrations.
Scotland is in the late stages of deciding whether to become the first country in UK to outlaw all corporal punishment against children.
Dec. 10, 2018 is the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, proclaimed in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly.
Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations. But it’s a useful reminder of what’s been achieved over 70 years.
School moots are becoming an increasingly popular way to teach young people about the value of human rights.
Despite the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it remains difficult to measure governments’ performance. A new data tool gives countries a scorecard on how well, or badly, they are doing.
Healthcare professionals should have their freedom of conscience protected by law.
On Human Rights Day, and with Australia set to take up a seat on the UN Human Rights Council, here’s a must-do list for this country to become a credible advocate for human rights.
For Trump, putting America first means that being a global leader on human rights may take a back seat.
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Professor of human rights law, University of Pretoria
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Professor of International Affairs, Penn State
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Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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