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Middle East Crisis
Civil society coalition calls for leadership grounded in compassion, unity and respect
The Hon Patrick Gorman MP Television interview – ABC afternoon briefing
UN experts condemn ‘Board of Peace’, call for a reparative, rights-based approach to reconstruction in Gaza
UN review urges Australia to address poverty, housing crises, and strengthen human rights
Australia must address poverty, housing crisis and strengthen human rights: UN review
“Schools are not battlefields”: Save the Children calls for all children to be protected as violence escalates across the Middle East and…
Statement On Iran
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered
Australian FM Statement On Iran
PWDA marches at Mardi Gras to put queer disabled people InFocus
UN experts welcome prisoner releases, but warn that forced expulsion and deportation violate human rights: Belarus
UN experts urge UK to ensure equal protection for all women and girls and all transgender people
Taliban’s gender oppression and international funding cuts pushing health system toward catastrophe, warns UN expert: Afghanistan
UN inquiry finds South Sudan’s political and military leaders are driving the country towards a full-scall war and mass atrocity crimes
China’s silence deepens fears over disappeared Uyghur returnees a year on, warn UN experts
UN Human Rights Committee to review Andorra, Canada, Slovakia, Chad, and Moldova
RMIT scholar awarded prestigious Fulbright to combat human trafficking
Championing inclusion through Mardi Gras
Justice for Brazilian Human Defender killing
UN experts warn of extreme M23 violence targeting human rights defenders: DRC
Review Of Anti-vilification Laws In ACT
UN experts warn of systemic policing failures over reports of deaths and torture in custody: India
Iranian Australians help Intelligence Committee tackle state-sponsored terrorism
Leading Human Rights Lawyer Jennifer Robinson To Speak At UOW
Time for Full, Unconditional Ceasefire in Ukraine, Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Calls for Diplomacy to Save Lives, Achieve Just Peace
New Zealand imposes travels bans on Iranian Ministers
UN experts: Ocean governance must be grounded in international law
UN experts warn that impunity rules as repression, unlawful killings, torture and enforced disappearances surge: Russia’s war against Ukraine hits fifth year
“We’re here. We’re queer. We’re disabled. And we are in focus.”
The Victorian Government’s bail reforms are creating unsafe and unacceptable conditions
New Laws To Strengthen Illicit Firearm Response
UN experts call for justice and accountability ahead of Franco and Gomes murder trial: Brazil
Police Issue Statement On Gender Equity In AFP 2026
Monash University publishes first annual report on racism and institutional response
New Documentary: Prescription for Violence – Psychiatry’s Deadly Side Effects: TGA Issues Homicidal Ideation Warning for ADHD Drug
UN experts demand transparency and accountability following nationwide protests: Iran
UN expert: Ireland should mainstream human rights to protect environmental advances
UN experts: Venezuela’s amnesty law must apply to all unlawfully prosecuted victims and be grounded in transitional justice
UN experts condemn continued demolitions of informal settlements in Lagos: Nigeria
Fairer And Safer Healthcare For More Victorians
Ethnic cleansing concerns in Gaza and West Bank amid intensified violence and forcible transfers by Israel – UN report
Evidence in El-Fasher reveals genocidal campaign, targeting non-Arab communities, UN Fact-Finding Mission says: Sudan
Truth-telling must underpin Victoria’s landmark anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes inquiry
Reflecting on the Disability Royal Commission: Disability Discrimination Commissioner Perspective
Reflecting on the Disability Royal Commission: First Nations Perspective
Race Commissioner condemns Senator Hanson’s Islamophobic remarks targeting Muslim Australians
UN Special Rapporteur demands justice for Navalny, after five States claim poisoning: Russia

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