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UN experts warn against normalisation of Taliban rule: Afghanistan
UN experts raise concerns over 24-hour workday for home care workers in New York City: USA
UN Human Rights Chief deplores legal changes that could subject children to life imprisonment: Türkiye
AHRC and COSBOA partner to support age-inclusive small businesses
Australian Human Rights Commission supports employers to address racism in workplaces with new national campaign
Family First’s Jane Foreman Signs Women’s Pledge to Defend Female-Only Spaces and Sport
UN experts condemn escalation in attacks against Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank
“Rip it up”: PWDA urges Parliament to reject NDIS Bill and start again
UN Expert Confirms It: Surrogacy Commodifies Children — The Age Still Frames the Debate Around Adults
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review Kuwait, India, Honduras and Finland
UN experts urge Iran to end escalating targeting of ethnic minorities
UN experts urge Thailand not to return human rights defender Bai Zhaodong to China
Türk visits Jordan and encourages strengthening judicial independence
Respect for human rights key to resolving multiple crises in Cambodia: UN expert
Human Rights Commission urges Australian Government to ‘hit pause’ on NDIS reform Bill
PWDA Supplementary Paper to the NDIS Amendment Bill Inquiry 2026
UN experts demand accountability for aid workers killed in Muttur 20 years ago: Sri Lanka
UN expert on human rights and counter-terrorism to visit Mozambique
People with Physical Disabilities Are Not a Line Item to Cut, We Are an Asset to Count
He Copied Our Royal Commission — Here Are Ten More Ideas Premier Carroll Can Steal
NSW public schools are ‘Inspiring Excellence’ this Public Education Week
crackdown on fundamental freedoms: Uganda
Joint statement on the World Day against Trafficking in Persons: Forced into crime – a call for protection, not punishment
Commissioner Appalled By New Closing Gap Figures
Commissioner Appalled By Closing Gap Figures
Commission leads national effort to address financial elder abuse
Ethical frameworks must evolve alongside advancements in legged robots
UN experts urge action to end trafficking and deaths of Rohingyas on Andaman Sea: Bangladesh
Statement on announcement that Nicaragua will no longer hold elections
“This was not a woke experiment”: Husic tells national summit multiculturalism was a necessity, not a fluke
Trafigura’s “Probo Koala” toxic waste victims still awaiting justice after twenty years, say UN experts: Côte d’Ivoire
No shortcuts around torture ban as governments overhaul removal systems, UN expert warns
Health financing under pressure as civil society calls for urgent action
Civil society pushes for action on health financing
UN torture prevention body announces remaining visits for 2026 and 20th Anniversary commemorative plans
Government attempting to override Human Rights Charter in name of ‘operational considerations’
UN Fact-Finding Mission urges authorities to reverse decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: Venezuela
Türk press conference in Beirut at conclusion of official visit to Lebanon
UN experts urge Iran to quash death sentences of 12 protesters in single hearing, halt executions
Sall Grover Nominated For Human Rights Medal
Deborah Hart appointed Chair of Sport Integrity Commission Board
British businessman Ryan Cornelius must be released before detention becomes death sentence, UN experts warn: UAE
UN experts alarmed by renewed escalation of hostilities, call for accountability: Iran
Stranded Hormuz Seafarers abandoned for months at sea
Drone attacks by day and sexual violence by night leave no safe window for women and girls to collect water amidst rainy…
UN expert: Syria has historic opportunity to transform displacement into recovery, needs global support
From truth telling to implementation: the Yoorrook final report, one year on