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statement – AHPRA’s adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
UN experts alarmed by killings, displacement and gender-specific harm as Israel escalates hostilities: Lebanon
Türk deplores clampdown on civil and political freedoms: Nicaragua
UN experts: M23’s reign of terror by torture in eastern DR Congo must end
Opening Remarks, Meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi
Intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza
Major Climate Change Challenge Begins In Federal Court
Researchers challenge evidence behind high-profile parental alienation study
Why the latest blow to the HIV/AIDS response at the UN should have everyone sounding the alarm
UN human rights expert to visit Cambodia
UN experts urge release of Indigenous human rights defenders detained in Assam: India
UN experts criticise advancement of law restricting gender identity and expression: Kyrgyzstan
Recovery and reconstruction require civil society, say UN experts: Venezuela
Massacre of peasants must not go unpunished, says UN expert: Honduras
Wave of unrest in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
Shared Decision-Making Committee Meeting
ACOSS condemns Pauline Hanson’s racist and deeply offensive public statements
UN experts alarmed by alleged system of mass detention, expulsion and trafficking: Tunisia-Libya border
Albanese Government Combatting Modern Slavery
UN experts urge reversal of Tehran church compound seizure and return of its Christian residents: Iran
UN experts: UK must end IPP sentences as psychological harm continues
“War economy” sustains conflict, UN report warns: Sudan
Call for urgent national action to prevent violence and harm against children after series of fatalities
Oceania’s First Voices leaders unite in Canberra to prepare for COP31
Iran-US hostilities huge setback for civilians: Türk
UN expert urges politicians to uphold Supreme Court ruling and protect women’s rights: UK
UN Group of Experts decries mass revocation of lawyer credentials, warning of severe blow to human rights: Nicaragua
Congratulations to Leanne Liddle, 2026 NT NAIDOC Person of the Year recipient
Flawed Work from Home legislation requires ten-point plan to be fairer to all Victorians
Universities Australia supports stronger anti-racism and governance standards
UN experts demand release of arbitrarily detained journalist Hassan Bouras: Algeria
There must be truth and accountability for prison violence: Sri Lanka
Australia’s glowing report card to the UN ignores a youth justice system in crisis
NZ legalised homosexuality 40 years ago – but even today, justice issues remain
Türk deplores continued clashes in South Kivu, urges immediate de-escalation: DRC
UN expert on internally displaced persons to visit the Syrian Arab Republic
US Supreme Court ruling safeguards women’s and girls’ sports, says UN expert
Indigenous Peoples’ rights in conflict situations and Artificial Intelligence on the agenda at Expert Mechanism session
National Roundtable Calls for Urgent Action on Murdered and Disappeared Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and Children
UN experts call for opening of military archives and facilities in the search for missing persons: Guatemala
Mass killings, abductions, and gang rape carried out in El Fasher constitute distinct markers of genocide, UN Fact-Finding Mission says as it…
Israel must release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all Palestinian medical personnel arbitrarily detained and adhere to international law, UN Commission of Inquiry says
Proposed presumption of lawful police shootings could fuel impunity, UN expert warns: France
UN experts condemn life sentence against Baloch woman human rights defender in Pakistan as grave injustice
Elizabeth Broderick AO to be inducted into the Gender Equity Awards Hall of Fame
2026 Australia-United Kingdom Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality
Backing Stronger Multicultural Victoria
Labor’s new anti-racism strategy should include workplace measures proven to improve outcomes for Indigenous workers and boost productivity

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