Latest human rights News

Gaza: Airdrops and sea routes are no alternative to aid delivery by land
Thiess Group continues journey towards sustainable mining
UN experts welcome efforts to prevent mercenary related activities and call on authorities to safeguard newly established stability: Côte d’Ivoire
UN experts call on President to take concrete action to protect civic space: Guatemala
Kicking Goals: A Celebration of Inspiring Women in Sports This International Women’s Day
People with Disability Must be Equal Partners in Reform: PWDA Responds to the Federal Government’s Progress Update
Dementia Australia Welcomes Aged Care Taskforce Report
UN expert: Individuals must be able to realise right to remedy for privacy violations in data protection
Rampant abuse of counter-terrorism laws threaten human rights globally, warns UN expert
Historic forum to build momentum for Australian Human Rights Act
Greens Support Human Rights Act For Tasmania
Federal Government must deliver robust Aged Care Act without delay
UN expert on human rights of older persons to visit Peru
UN experts demand truth and justice 20 years after the enforced disappearance of Somchai: Thailand
“Syria, too, desperately needs a ceasefire”: UN Commission of Inquiry
Australian delegation to the high-level segment for the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs
Constables sworn in with a new oath of service and statement of ethics
Australian Parliamentary Delegation visits Dharamsala – 9-13 March 2024
Personnel Step Out With Pride
Australia Appoints New Ambassador To Germany
UN expert criticises dissolution of 700 NGOs: Tajikistan
UN torture expert urges prison modernisation for social rehabilitation and resilience to environmental threats and pandemics
A year after conviction of Viasna Chair and members concerns about the fairness of trial remain: Belarus
Institutional discrimination against women and girls enabled human rights violations and crimes against humanity in the context of recent protests, UN Fact-Finding…
Fears over Gaza catastrophe as brutal conflict enters sixth month
UN expert on truth and justice to visit Finland
UN Human Rights Chief deplores new moves to expand Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
Helping Small Businesses Close Gender Pay Gap
Lawyers call on election candidates to commit to justice and integrity
UN experts urge corrective action to protect human rights and end attacks against minorities in lead up to elections: India
UN experts urge the international community to step up pressure to end crimes, uphold international law and save lives in Gaza
UN expert launches new tools for law enforcement to foster peaceful protest
Human Rights Council adjusts working hours of 55th session during Ramadan
Science must be inclusive and not exclusive says UN expert
Türk says situation “untenable”, urges swift and decisive action: Haiti
UN experts deplore continuing failures of protection for Shamima Begum
Israel’s dehumanisation of displaced persons must end, says UN expert: Gaza
UN expert: Quality education still unattainable for most persons with albinism
UN expert: Rethinking business and economic paradigms for people and planet to survive
International Woman’s Day: Empowering women begins with reproductive rights
UN experts deplore UK Court of Appeal’s decision to revoke Shamima Begum’s citizenship
The escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and addressing the impacts in our communities
Anti-discrimination Legislation Open For Consultation
Palestinian children in Israeli military detention report increasingly violent conditions
Non-disclosure agreements are commonplace in sexual harassment cases, but they’re being misused to silence people
Overuse of NDAs in sexual harassment cases in Australian workplaces
UN expert: Hatred on basis of religion or belief must be addressed holistically
UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances publishes findings on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras