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A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
Medical services are protected under international law. When they are attacked without any consequences, it sends the message health-care workers and patients are acceptable targets.
The UN faces a crisis because of its failure to address the world’s biggest conflicts.
Research shows that health care plus opportunities create the best environment for refugee success in Canada. Not only does that benefit refugees, but society as a whole.
‘An underground map of atrocity that stretches across the planet’s surface’.
Years after being ousted during his third term in office, the former Peruvian strongman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes he committed as president. He was later pardoned – twice.
The first papal visit to the young nation since its independence has generated widespread excitement. Behind the T-shirts and fervour, the visit is politically significant.
A risk-based approach to regulating AI can help minimise the dangers of the new technology
Police brutality has left many protesters dead in Bangladesh, but the authorities are not being held to account.
The federal government has only fully accepted 13 recommendations of 172 for which it has primary or shared responsibility with the states.
The numbers of refugees and asylum seekers are rising at a time when there is growing anti-immigrant sentiment.
Publicizing an international review of the Commission is helping civil society advocate for reforms to combat racism, but the outcome of the review is set to maintain the status quo.
They may not realise it but the authoritarian regimes that have poured billions into world spot might not be getting the results they desire.
Codifying apartheid could offer significant relief to many victims and survivors who otherwise would not be entitled to adequate recourse from the international community.
The methods used to manipulate perceptions and hold on to power in Africa are getting increasingly sophisticated.
Progress on housing policy has been patchy, in part because there’s no national plan guiding efforts to address homelessness. A bill currently in front of parliament could fix this.
For host cities football fans are simultaneously potential consumers and criminals. But they have rights, and fan zones are a good way of protecting fans, the public and the streets.
Reforms have failed to transform an authoritarian police force into a democratic one.
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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, Monash University
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Griffith 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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Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law, The University of Western Australia
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Director and Professor of International Human Rights Law, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Law, Member of Law as Protection Centre, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law; Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
