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UN Working Group on the rights of peasants to conduct first visit to Ghana
Denmark’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Belgium’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Darwin seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
UN experts appalled by allegations of death in custody of forcibly disappeared persons: Nicaragua
UN experts deplore reprisals against Judge Ordóñez: Peru
Paraguay’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
UN Committee against Torture publishes findings on Gabon, Italy, Pakistan and Tajikistan
UN expert group to examine 624 cases from 44 countries at its 139th session: Enforced disappearances
Quash sentences against Kem Sokha and other arbitrary detainees: Cambodia
UN expert on the right to development to visit Kazakhstan
Israel’s discriminatory death penalty law marks grave human rights retrogression, UN anti-racism committee warns
Estonia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Australian Greens Statement On Kumanjayi Little Baby
WA Mining industry safety summit to drive cultural change
Families, Lawyers Speak to Israeli Actions in Taking Hostages in International Waters
Abolish the Australian Human Rights Commission, says Family First
Public hearings continue in Melbourne and Sydney for inquiry into gender equality as a national security and economic security imperative
Human Rights Lawyers & Families Comment on Israel’s Aussie Hostages Taken in International Waters
Independent UN mechanism to assess racial justice in law enforcement during an eleven-day visit: Colombia
Mozambique’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Niger’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression
Why the world needs the UN to keep an eye on AI
UN experts: Gaza damage assessment must require end to occupation and discrimination of Palestinians
Opening remarks, eighth Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, with Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister
Namibia’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review
Türk deplores crackdown on dissent, says rights of all Iranians must be respected: Iran
Australian Human Rights Assessment 2026 shows urgent action needed across multiple fronts to address human rights concerns
Trial against Hirak poet Mohamed Tadjadit must be quashed, say UN experts: Algeria
Learning to deliver comprehensive abortion care
Human rights update on Syria
UN expert calls for international action to end impunity and break cycle of violence: Myanmar
Global supply chains cause environmental harm, but they can help repair it too
Safeguard human freedoms from systematic digital interference, surveillance and chilling effects on civic space: UN experts
Sweden violated rights of child with severe disabilities by deporting him to Albania despite medical risks, UN committee finds
UN experts raise concern about increasing attacks on National Human Rights Institutions
UN experts demand investigation into murder of woman human rights defender: Iraq
UN Special Rapporteur on right to health to visit Maldives
UN report on deaths and displacement in Lebanon
Disability Discrimination Commissioner says NDIS restructure must not diminish human rights
Finding sexual and reproductive health and rights facts fast: a new AI-powered tool
Challenges persist in ensuring a safe environment for human rights defenders, warns UN expert: Mexico
The NZ Census guided vital economic and social planning. What happens now it’s gone?
Brisbane seminar to explore how human rights help fix critical social challenges
Türk applauds new law protecting domestic workers, urges other States follow suit: Indonesia
UN experts concerned by forced conversion through marriage in Pakistan
Türk alarmed by increase in drug-related executions, calls for moratorium: Singapore