Human Rights

Human RightsBolsonaro a threat to democracy: HRW

Human Rights Watch says Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy and must be stopped from undermining October elections.

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Legacy of a legendFirst black Oscar winner Sidney Poitier dies aged 94

Sidney Poitier broke through racial barriers as the first black winner of the best actor Oscar and inspired a generation during the civil rights movement.

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Human RightsRussian court orders rights group to close

Russia's best-known human rights group has been order to close by the country's Supreme Court for breaking a law requiring them to register as foreign agents.

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Human RightsAustralia-bound refugee 'held in Lebanon'

A refugee bound for Australia has been detained in Lebanon and faces persecution if they are repatriated to Jordan, human rights group Amnesty says.

Emily Woods

Human RightsTassie abuse victim's $5.3 million payout

A man sexually abused by Tasmanian paedophile John Wayne Millwood has been awarded a record-breaking $5.3 million damages payout.

Karen Sweeney

Missing the markAustralian companies failing at modern slavery disclosure

More than a third of Australia’s largest listed companies have poor modern slavery disclosures, indicating they don’t understand the risks in their supply chains, according to a new report.

Matthew Burgess

Human RightsImran Khan's remarks on women spark anger

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments that keeping women away from education is a part of ethnic Pashtun culture has sparked anger.

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Getting busyHomeowners get lucky twice in our red hot property market

Australia’s red-hot housing market is discouraging people who rent their homes from having children, while having the opposite effect on those who own their property.

Swati Pandey

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Why COVID-19 border restrictions need a human rights review

The inability of border management and quarantine processes to balance risk with compassion makes one thing clear - a review of the impact COVID restrictions have had on human rights is well overdue

Lorraine Finlay

Human RightsNew app helps community act against DV

A new phone app launched in Queensland aims to make it easier for people to recognise signs of domestic violence and safely take action to support loved ones.

Nick Gibbs

Human RightsNZ abuse royal commission demands apology

NZ is to create a "meaningful redress system" following an interim report from the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care detailing institutional "torture".

Ben McKay

Human RightsUN details Taliban human rights breaches

The UN rights body has heard that the Taliban is killing former Afghan national security force members, recruiting boy soldiers and quashing women's rights.

Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge

Human RightsWA creates safety program for FIFO workers

The level of under-reporting of sexual assault and harassment in the resources industry is "completely unacceptable", WA's women's interests minister says.

Hannah Ryan

Human RightsWA psych accused of abusing nine kids

A man who practised as a psychiatrist has been charged with nine indecent dealing offences by WA Police.

Hannah Ryan

Human RightsChina's Xi blamed for Uyghur 'genocide'

A tribunal headed by British lawyer Geoffrey Nice says Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials bear responsibility for crimes against Uyghurs.

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On blast‘F***ing full of it’: Dingo in fiery clash with anti-vaxxers

TV legend Ernie Dingo has lashed out at a hostile crowd in WA’s north during his paid tour to promote COVID-19 vaccinations in the State’s Indigenous communities.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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Teenage detainees ‘locked in cells for 22 hours a day’

A South West magistrate has postponed the sentencing of a teenage thief and ordered a report from WA’s only juvenile jail after being told detainees were being locked in their cells for up to 22 hours a day.

Carly Laden

Human RightsQld premier sidesteps 'woke' DV comments

Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers has caused controversy by dismissing a new domestic violence report as "woke" and "out-of-touch".

Laine Clark

Human RightsCriminalise coercive control: Qld report

A staged introduction of coercive control as an offence will allow Queensland first responders and the wider community to identify the behaviour, a report says.

Nick Gibbs

Human RightsVic Police probe employee family violence

Victoria Police has created a new team to investigate family violence perpetrated by their own.

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Human RightsWhy human rights complaints rose in Qld

The Queensland Human Rights Commission has seen a dramatic increase in complaints in 2020/21 due to lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions.

Marty Silk

Human RightsPandemic lifts Qld human rights complaints

Queensland saw a dramatic increase in complaints over human rights in 2020/21 due to lockdowns and other coronavirus pandemic restrictions.

Fraser Barton

‘We’re not victims’Ecuador first lady shocks with victim-blaming women talk

An event in Ecuador aimed at eliminating gender-based violence has sparked controversy after the nation's first lady said women are ‘only victims of ourselves’.

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New lowErnie Dingo reveals anti-vax threats hurled at his family

Ernie Dingo has revealed the sick extent of abuse and threats he’s received as thanks for his efforts to help break down the stigma surrounding vaccines among remote Indigenous communities.

Miriam Fisher