Civil Liberties
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Brazil: Ensure Justice for Attack on Democratic Institutions
President Lula Should Defend and Promote Rights Human Rights Watch (São Paulo) – Brazilian authorities should thoroughly investigate all those who have…
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Belarus: New Laws Target Critics in Exile
Belarusian parliament passed legislative amendments to a 2002 citizenship law that could be used to target members of the political opposition,…
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Kazakhstan: No Justice for January Protest Abuses
The failure of the Kazakh authorities to effectively investigate the serious loss of life and other grave human rights violations during and immediately…
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Texas: Investigation of Civic Groups Dangerous for Rights
Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s efforts to investigate nongovernmental organizations acting to protect basic rights pose a serious threat to fundamental…
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Packed-out lecture hears Behrouz Boochani talk of freedom
Refugee Advice and Casework service with the University of New South Wales Centre for Ideas and the Kaldor Centre for…
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Netanyahu signs Israel coalition deal with anti-LGBT Noam party
It is the latest development set to give far-right parties unprecedented power within Israel’s ruling coalition. Tom Bateman BBC Avi…
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Iranian Women’s Demands for Freedom Must Be Heard
More than forty days since the death of Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini–who died after being arrested by Iran’s morality…
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Protect Freedom of Expression in Mali
Intimidation of Journalists, Critics Continues. Aoife Croucher HRW In Mali, media professionals are facing harassment and intimidation over their real…
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Turkish government criticized for creating new Alevi cultural agency
In a controversial pre-election move directed at Turkey’s Alevi population, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has established a new public agency to coordinate…
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Iranian schoolgirl ‘beaten to death for refusing to sing’ pro-regime anthem
Fresh protests ignited around Iran by 16-year-old Asra Panahi’s death after schoolgirls assaulted in raid on high school in Ardabil…
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EU top court: Employers banning religious signs at work is not discrimination
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Thursday that internal legislation by an employer prohibiting the visible wearing of all…
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Barnaby Joyce called on to apologise for Nazi Germany comparisons over Indigenous voice
Barnaby Joyce has been accused of making “ahistorical comparisons to Nazi Germany” in an interview about the Indigenous voice to parliament,…
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Iranian Leaders Should Call Off Their Campaign of Repression
The death of Mahsa Amini has outraged citizens throughout Iran, setting off a protest wave. IGC If it wishes for…
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Speaking up against muzzling freedom of speech
The stabbing of author Salman Rushdie again highlights the importance of defending the right to voice opinions, writes Morry Bailes.…
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What would an Indigenous Voice to Parliament look like? And how might it work?
He has also outlined what Australians might be asked in a referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament Nicholas McElroy…
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A Turkish-style Cambridge-Analytica Scandal: Bulk reach into the digital presence of Turkish citizens
Cambridge Analytica, a former British political consulting firm, illegally acquired personal data about Facebook users starting from 2013 and exploited them for…
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