The Conservative party manifesto’s repudiation of the ‘libertarian right’ bodes ill for the European Court of Human Rights.
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Recent events suggest that South Africa’s government may be resorting to short-term measures to pacify anger over lack of housing. But what’s needed is a major overhaul of the housing policy.
For-profit corporations are deeply embedded in US national security infrastructure – and they’re not going anywhere.
Recent events in Indonesia should dispel any doubt about the rising influence conservative Sunni Islamist sentiment is having on the country’s laws.
Argentineans are determined to not forgive or forget the criminals who killed or disappeared more than 30,000 people.
For Trump, putting America first means that being a global leader on human rights may take a back seat.
The government’s crackdown on so-called ‘fake refugees’ imposes undue stress on an already extremely vulnerable community.
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
An argument over what will happen to an important EU charter post-Brexit has repercussions for social protections, including the right to health.
Twenty-two-year-old Australian woman Cassandra Sainsbury was arrested on April 11 at El Dorado airport in Bogota, Colombia. Sainsbury was due to return to Australia via London. Her suitcase contained 5.8kg…
A false divide between ethics and economics has diluted the immense potential power of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund.
Children’s opinions about their own care are often not sought by parents and healthcare professionals.
The NT youth justice royal commission’s interim report did not deliver any findings or make any recommendations. Nor did it reflect young people’s personal stories.
How long does it take to make peace? Decades after the end of the Bosnian war, just one in six residents felt that country had reached reconciliation.
The latest welfare changes will hurt low-income families and breach Australia’s human rights obligations.
The usual procedures for extradition between countries with substantial and complex bilateral relations – like those that Australia and China have – will now not be available.
The idea of relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote flood-prone island would set a bad precedent for managing human rights crises.
And what businesses can do to support them.
We now value the house as a wealth builder, not just a place to live in and raise a family. The result is a distorted investment market that makes home ownership and rental unaffordable.
Establishing what happened to lost relatives and brutalised populations is a moral imperative.
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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