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Commission President reiterates calls for upholding human rights as violence in the Middle East escalates
President José Ramos-Horta to visit UNSW Sydney
UN experts: FIFA must respect international law regarding Israeli football clubs
UN expert calls for urgent protection of civilians in Khartoum amid alarming reports of summary executions: Sudan
Police independence at risk from political pressure to restrict right to protest
History Made With 115th Rhodes Scholar-Elect
All Australian media outlets should conduct racism reviews
Sri Lanka’s new president faces uphill battle to revive debt-ridden economy
IOM and UN Women scale-up efforts to advance women’s rights, protection, and empowerment in migration policies and humanitarian responses
New handbook aims to shake up reporting on race in Australia
New judicial appointments to the Sydney and Canberra registries of the FCFCOA (Division 2)
UN expert alarmed by arrests and smear campaigns against migrant rights defenders: Tunisia
Worsening impact on civilians of Russia’s attack, torture of prisoners of war: Ukraine
Concerns widening hostilities in Middle East will unleash human rights catastrophe: Lebanon
Broad impunity persists for law enforcement officials who use excessive force against Africans and people of African descent: UN racial justice experts
Tuesday 1 October 2024
Senator Babet fights Albanese Government’s ‘Mis/Disinformation Bill’
Ageism hurts us all: COTA urges action to address ageism as world marks International Day of Older Persons; Human Rights Commission report release
New report finds Australian media must improve how it reports on older people
Experts gravely concerned by lack of truth, justice and accountability for killings and other human rights violations during 2021 National Strike: Colombia
Colombia: Unlocking The Power of Behaviour Science Against Financial Crime
UNITAR Regional Workshop in Fiji Kicks Off for Pacific Leaders to Enhance Skills on Sea and Human Security
UN expert concerned by reported retaliation against lawyer Perkins Rocha: Venezuela
UN expert on Myanmar to visit Australia
Human Rights Recommendations Accepted
Government welcomes recommendations for QFD complaints system
UN experts: Georgia must repeal discriminatory law targeting LGBT persons and human rights activists
Türk sounds alarm over hostilities in El Fasher, warns of serious human rights violations: Sudan
NSW Step Closer To Truth Telling
NTEU calls for new Myanmar sanctions after shocking executions
Action against Afghanistan over violations of human rights of women and girls
extension of transitional government will compound dire human rights crisis if leaders do not change course – UN experts: South Sudan
NZ Must Urgently Help Whanau In Lebanon
Calling for Intensified Efforts towards Peace in Ukraine, Secretary-General Tells Security Council ‘When There Is Political Will, Diplomacy Can Succeed’
UN experts concerned over upcoming constitutional reform proposal implying greater role of Armed Forces in public security: Mexico
Honduras: Murder of environmentalist Juan López, criminalisation of environmentalists and the role of corporations must be investigated: UN experts
UN experts warn of irreparable harm to Indigenous Peoples’ rights ahead of AIIB loan disbursement and MotoGP race: Indonesia
UN experts: Proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law risk eroding rights of women and children
Surrogacy is booming. But new research suggests these pregnancies could be higher risk for women and babies
Oxfam Australia welcomes Declaration for the Protection of Humanitarian Workers
Politicians know defamation laws can silence women, but they won’t do anything about it
Urgent measures needed to end torture and ill-treatment, say experts: Nigeria
UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine finds additional evidence of common patterns of torture by Russian authorities
Securing adolescent health and well-being today is vital for the health of future generations – WHO
The United Nations has a plan to govern AI – but has it bought the industry’s hype?
Visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly high level week
Senior Officials, Briefing Security Council on Recent Events in Lebanon, Escalation of Regional Violence, Urgently Call for Ceasefire, Return to Diplomacy
UN expert launches online tool for monitoring and impact assessment of unilateral coercive measures