Australia has missed another deadline to implement an international anti-torture agreement, with the country’s three largest states accused of dragging their feet and bickering with the Commonwealth over funding. Matthew…
Jacinda Ardern’s resignation has sparked shock and dismay, and not only at home, where Labour must now rush to replace the prime minister without an obvious heir in sight. Editorial The Guardian…
Amnesty International understands that four more people were due to arrive in Aotearoa New Zealand today after spending years in the Australian Government’s offshore detention regime in Nauru. It is…
Deadline to meet anti-torture treaty obligations is Friday, but governments have yet to install watchdogs Adeshola Ore The Guardian Australia risks being placed on a human rights blacklist alongside such…
The new chief of Taiwan’s ruling party who described himself as pro-independence vowed on Wednesday to uphold the self-ruling island’s democracy in the face of Beijing’s aggression and continue with…
She showed us a different way to lead Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian One of the hardest things in life is knowing when to stop. So it is testament to Jacinda…
But it doesn’t, so transparency is our only hope. Michael Bradley Crikey The news broke early on January 11. Twitter was afire with reports that a “very prominent person” was going to…
In 2018, the Modern Slavery Act was introduced to reduce the risks of labour exploitation in Australia. Freya Dinshaw and Professor Susan Kneebone, University of Melboourne Pursuit Larger businesses – those with…
A drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds that have invaded farms will have unintended consequences for raptors and other wild species, experts…
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Mairav Zonszein looks at what is behind this move and what it implies. What happened in Jerusalem on 3 January to cause such a…
But risks abound. ICG The government should slow down its effort, focusing on protecting the displaced from further harm. What’s new? In Nigeria’s Borno state, authorities have embarked on an…
A new report published by Oxfam reveals how we can reduce inequality around the world: tax the mega-rich. Danielle Kutchel PRObono Called Survival of the Richest and released ahead of the opening…