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  • 28 Jul 2020
    • Human rights
    • United Nations
    • War Crimes
    • Iran
    • Iraq
    • United States

    UN report on US killing of Iranian commander misses the mark

    Alison Pert
    The drone strike on Qasem Soleimani was unlawful, the report finds, but weak analysis undercuts its conclusion.
  • 3 Jul 2020
    • Australia
    • Myanmar
    • Cambodia
    • Indonesia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
    • Philippines
    • Southeast Asia
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid Covid-19

    Melissa Crouch
    An illiberal turn across the region has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Australia should take note.
  • 23 Jun 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Institutions
    • Human rights

    Culture, constitution and controversy in Samoa

    Penelope Schoeffel , Malama Meleisea
    What’s behind the proposed bills to codify Samoan customs in law?
  • 17 Jun 2020
    • United Nations
    • Asean
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights

    ASEAN Summit: A chance to engage on the Rohingya crisis

    Rebecca Barber , Sarah Teitt
    The regional body has been notably silent on genocide in Myanmar, ducking behind the myth of non-interference.
  • 12 Jun 2020
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Human rights

    Thailand: Another dissenter disappears

    Craig Keating
    A fresh abduction case raises serious questions, not for the first time, about the reach of Thai authorities.
  • 10 Jun 2020
    • United Nations
    • Yemen
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    In Yemen, a deadly concoction of arms sales, conflict and Covid-19

    Rebecca Barber
    Without a ceasefire, a humanitarian catastrophe fuelled by Western arms shipments is about to get much worse.
  • 6 Jun 2020
    • United States
    • The Trump Presidency
    • Human rights

    In the US, a week of protests and a tidal wave of history

    Erin Hurley
    The killing of George Floyd snapped America awake to racism – again. The problem runs deeper than a rogue president.
  • 3 Jun 2020
    • India
    • Africa
    • Human rights

    In India and Africa, women farmers lack land rights

    Vani Swarupa Murali
    Despite significant participation in agriculture, women across both regions face similar obstacles to ownership.
  • 29 May 2020
    • Africa
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Are African nations putting policing over public health?

    Nicholas Bugeja
    Across the continent, measures to keep Covid-19 at bay have been accompanied by strict and sometimes brutal tactics.
  • 27 May 2020
    • Asylum seekers and refugees
    • Myanmar
    • Migration
    • Malaysia
    • Human rights

    Rohingya in Malaysia, doubly trapped

    JJ Rose
    Panics have a way of seeking out victims, and the Rohingya in Malaysia have been easy targets during the pandemic.
  • 20 May 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Indonesia
    • Human rights

    West Papua: Looking for an opening

    Johnny Blades
    Allowing more access would be an important first step to ending human rights abuses in the troubled Indonesian province.
  • 14 May 2020
    • Australia
    • Technology
    • Singapore
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Covid-19 and the acceleration of state surveillance

    Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman
    The pandemic has suddenly made the unthinkable acceptable. Data and privacy may never be the same.
  • 8 May 2020
    • Pacific Islands
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Samoa’s constitutional crisis: Undermining rule of law

    Fiona Ey
    Amid the Covid-19 emergency, a set of legal amendments threatens judicial independence and human rights.
  • 6 May 2020
    • Coronavirus
    • Human rights

    Coronavirus: The end of sexist economics?

    Tara Davda , Priya Chattier
    Gender-responsive coronavirus policies are not only smart economics, but provide opportunities to do the right thing.
  • 9 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • War Crimes
    • Sri Lanka
    • Human rights

    The curious case of the US Sri Lanka sanctions

    Taylor Dibbert
    An American administration with little apparent regard for human rights put sanctions on an alleged war criminal. Why?
  • 4 Mar 2020
    • Australia
    • Human rights

    Modern slavery reports, year one: What can we expect?

    JJ Rose
    New legislation requires companies to assess labour conditions in their supply chains. It’s a good idea, but not enough.
  • 14 Feb 2020
    • Myanmar
    • Africa
    • Human rights

    The tiny African country making a big case against Myanmar

    Antje Missbach , Franzisca Zanker
    The plight of the Rohingya has had the world’s attention for years. What made Gambia stand up and do something about it?
  • 10 Feb 2020
    • Indonesia
    • Human rights

    Five urgent issues for Indonesia’s president

    Elaine Pearson
    Joko Widodo’s Australian visit is an opportunity to call out the worsening human rights situation in Indonesia.
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