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The truth remains that no artist through Nigeria’s postcolonial years has contributed close to what Fela did – and continues to do - for human rights and social justice.
The trans-Tasman diplomatic stand-off is complicated by the fate of two young children. Their rights will be central to resolving the situation.
A trip to the beach is off limits for some people with a disability. We need to change that, and the law supports it.
The more President Mnangagwa’s government fails to engage democratically with its own citizens, the more it will negate any prospect of re-engagement with the West.
The right to return is real but not absolute, and must be balanced with the rights of those already in New Zealand.
When your ‘friend’ and biggest trading partner is accused of genocide you can’t ignore it. But meaningful change will take more than words.
Happy has lived alone in captivity for 14 years, but a New York appeals court recently denied a legal effort to rehome her.
Forced labor is a widespread problem in fisheries on the high seas. Between 2012 and 2018, an estimated 100,000 people may have been victims of forced labor on thousands of different boats.
Providers of humanitarian aid haven’t been able to reach civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. There are also reports that hundreds of civilians have been killed.
A British citizen living in France argues they had the right to assume their status upon moving there would not change in the future against their will.
There is growing concern in some countries that restrictions designed to combat the pandemic may not be lifted once it is over.
Six Portuguese youngsters say 33 countries have violated their human rights by causing climate change.
Governments can do much to ensure mass vaccination of their citizens, particularly in the name of public health. But there needs to be careful examination of where that might breach human rights.
While South Africa should pay careful attention to all its existing trade and economic relations, particular attention should go to its intra-African economic relations.
Companies can’t verify that their source didn’t involve artisanal mining. A discussion over responsible sourcing strategies and practices is needed.
Water at informal settlements, where sanitation and waste management facilities were absent, had high bacteria levels.
Our two-year study explores how female writers and journalists use online platforms to engage in gender activism, and how they navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with digital media.
In the current pandemic, finding the right balance between the protection of public health and respecting civil liberties has proven to be supremely difficult.
The US is willing to ignore human rights violations committed by a country as long as it does not interfere with US interests.
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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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Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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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; Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
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Chair, Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy, UMass Amherst
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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