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In-depth research with refugees and migrants reveals that deterrent measures will not solve the crisis.
Why and how do new religious movements emerge? And how can Indonesia protect religious freedom amid hostility towards unorthodox religious groups?
The tradition of republicanism offered us civil religion, a foundation of belief that could counter any politics or policy that demands sacrifice in this world to be compensated in some “beyond”.
The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) released its reasons in Hicks v Australia on February 16, 2016, in which it found that Australia had breached David Hicks’ right to be free from arbitrary detention…
Doctors at Brisbane’s Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital are refusing to release a 12-month-old asylum seeker, highlighting a murky intersection of politics, ethics and law.
The next human rights commissioner needs to be appointed at arm’s length from government and with the ability to criticise government where required.
As Australia’s special envoy for human rights, Philip Ruddock will have the chance to change the world instead of listening to other people make suggestions about how it might be done.
Father of the House of Representatives Philip Ruddock will leave parliament at the election, resolving one of several NSW Liberal preselection rows.
As a country that claims to uphold the human rights of all – including those before the law – Australia should take notice of international practice when it comes to life imprisonment.
A UN panel has called on the UK and Swedish governments to ensure Julian Assange’s human rights are respected and to compensate him for his time in ‘arbitrary’ detention.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inmates face violence and intimidation. And prisons are struggling to address their needs.
Strong evidence backs the increasing weight of international sentiment opposing Australia’s human rights record. Australia may already have pariah status in terms of its asylum policies.
For many, it evokes memories of the Holocaust. So how can the government justify it?
Workplace surveillance is creating a culture of suspicion that harms employers and their staff.
Residents of Rio’s favelas are facing forced evictions – but they’re not moving out without a fight.
Argentina’s right-wing press wants an end to “revenge” for crimes committed under the old dictatorship. But revenge and justice aren’t the same thing.
International development banks are supposed to ensure adherence to human rights in the projects they fund. Instead, their practices provide fertile ground for human rights abuses.
The works of Indonesianist Benedict Anderson, who died last Thursday, challenged Suharto’s military regime from the beginning.
Polls are revealing the vast popularity of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, but is his rhetoric of reform simply a matter of appearance, or a sign of substantial change in Australian policy?
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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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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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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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Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
