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More than three-quarters of the world’s nations engage in torture, which is notoriously difficult to study because it often occurs in secret.
Far-right American Christians once viewed Soviet culture as a menace to their values. Today, some authoritarian-leaning admirers wish their country were more like Putin’s Russia.
The former Peruvian strongman appeared frail as he left prison. But his influence on politics remains strong.
Global human rights is an area where Chinese officials are willing to engage with the international community and could provide a window of opportunity towards further progress in the future.
Decades ago, the international community codified science as a cultural right and protected expression of human creativity. Reaffirming science’s value can help it better serve humanity.
The government of Rwanda must commit to eliminating the forced return of refugees and asylum seekers.
Progressive welfare reform would tackle disablist policies, banning sanctions and raising benefits to reflect true costs of living.
Some 189,000 Afghans have applied for visas to Australia, but the government has only approved 31,500 refugee spots for the next four years. Women face the biggest hurdles to resettlement.
The overturning of almost 20 years of legal precedent allowing indefinite detention is a watershed moment. But stateless people in Australia have few rights and little say over their futures.
The leader of Chechnya rules with brute force, impunity and near autonomy. Why doesn’t Vladimir Putin rein him in?
Saudi Arabia is on track to host the football World Cup in 2034, raising concern among human rights campaigners.
Last week, the High Court ruled the community of Santa Teresa could be compensated for the “distress and disappointment” caused by their poor housing. So how can such housing be better managed?
It’s often the most vulnerable who suffer most in war. That remains true, with children making up around 40% of the casualties in the Israel-Hamas conflict. It’s devastating, now and into the future.
At a time of increasing unease about the checks and balances for the use of AI, some African countries are spending more on harmful surveillance of their citizens.
The Conversation’s senior religion and ethics editor traveled the world to learn more about Indigenous populations. See one piece of what she discovered.
This unleashing of violence, including the initial acts and the response to them, inevitably leads to war crimes.
A report from the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission outlines government and school responsibilities for educating students with disabilities and calls for changes in reading instruction.
Effective implementation of existing law can protect us from the risks posed by AI algorithms.
Narges Mohammadi is the second Iranian woman, after Shirin Ebadi, to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She remains locked up in Evin, Iran’s most notorious prison for political detainees.
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Griffith University
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of Law; Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
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