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The Australian government must distinguish between horrific crime and a barbaric sentence.
The world has waited hopefully for democracy to blossom in Myanmar. But the new regime looks much like the old one.
The European Union is currently debating the legal status of intelligent robots, and whether they ought to be given a new classification of ‘electronic persons’.
Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human rights to this population.
Torture is the ultimate abuse of state power over the individual. If the US returns to using it, all hell could break loose.
In 1888, Chae Chan Ping was denied re-entry into the US, where he had lived for 12 years. Times are supposed to have changed.
Can the new administration be swayed if the people keep up the pressure?
Despite talking up her visit to the White House, the British PM has been remarkably quiet on the biggest issue of the moment.
The rules are pretty clear – and really crucial reading for anyone drafting, say, an executive order.
Cutting off funds for crucial UN bodies could have disastrous consequences for the world order.
The precise wording of UN resolutions and the smallest of concessions by Pyongyang are telltale signs that change is underway.
Talks among ASEAN leaders are often limited to political and economic issues, pushing problems with deep social and cultural roots like the persecution of ethnic Rohingya to the margins.
State killings are the latest demonstration of the country’s regression.
A grassroots opposition movement against the Donald Trump presidency is growing. The question is can it be harnessed into globalised sanctions campaign?
Three key rulings by the UK Supreme Court and their legal implications.
Leaders in Davos are being asked to consider how global cooperation could be reinvigorated. They could do worse than start with UN reforms.
Donald Trump says he supports torture. Can political leaders change his mind?
General John Kelly, Trump’s pick for the Department of Homeland Security, used to lead US military operations in Latin America. Now American citizens should be scared, too.
The European Court of Human Rights will consider whether Breivik’s human rights have been violated by his solitary detention.
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