Civil Rights
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Myanmar on the Brink of State Failure
In a briefing to the UN Security Council’s 9 April 2021 ‘Arria-Formula’ Meeting on the situation in Myanmar, Crisis Group’s…
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Joint Declaration of the Southeast Asian People-to-People Region Hall on the Crisis in Myanmar
Convened by President José Ramos-Horta and Dr Dino Patti Djalal, Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia Thursday, 8 April…
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New Laws Further Stifle Freedom of Speech in Belarus
On April 2, Belarus’ parliament moved forward eight bills, including a raft of amendments to the country’s Mass Media Law…
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She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement. But her fight is not over
The following morning, in footage shared to CNN and from witness accounts, among the detritus left scattered around the desecrated…
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Minneapolis has agreed to pay $27 million to settle family lawsuit over George Floyd’s death
The family of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis,…
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Black Lives Matter activists return to the streets as George Floyd murder trial begins
The family of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter activists rallied this weekend ahead of the trial for the police…
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The Price of a Positive EU-Turkey Agenda
In a diminishing space for civil society, academic freedom, and human rights, EU leaders are divided over what strategy to…
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National security watchdog launches investigation into secret trial of Witness
The man, referred to as Witness J, was convicted of mishandling classified information which potentially revealed the identities of agents…
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US failure to sanction Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi killing ‘extremely dangerous’, UN expert says
A UN human rights investigator says it is “extremely dangerous” for the United States to have named Saudi Arabia’s de…
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Dutch parliament overrides court to keep curfew
The Dutch parliament’s upper house approved late Friday legislation to keep its nighttime curfew in place until at least March…
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Turkey: Student Protesters at Risk of Prosecution
(Istanbul) – Turkish authorities have placed hundreds of student protesters under possible criminal investigation, Human Rights Watch said today. HRW…
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Speaking up about free speech
So is the University of Adelaide committed to free speech, or is its the latest university to dictate its version…
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Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations
Our thoughts are with the Stolen Generations, the men and women in our program and everyone affected by the past…
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Fears over China’s Muslim forced labor loom over EU solar power
Nearly every solar power panel sold in the European Union has its origins in China’s oppressed Xinjiang region. Aitor Hernández-Morales,…
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Myanmar coup leader defends action amid mass protests
Min Aung Hlaing said November’s election, won in a landslide by the party of detained elected leader Aung San Suu…
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Vestager: Social media companies were right to ban Trump
The likes of Facebook and Twitter were right to block former U.S. President Donald Trump from their global platforms following…
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