Human Rights
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Inuit Greenlanders demand answers over Danish birth control scandal
Denmark and Greenland have formally agreed to launch a two-year investigation into historic birth control practices carried out for many…
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3 ways these latest Iran demonstrations are different to past protests
The latest protests, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the morality police, follow several other protests that…
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UN Human Rights Committee finds Australia violated Torres Strait Islanders’ rights by failing to protect them from climate change
The groundbreaking finding by the UN Human Rights Committee was made in response to a complaint filed in 2019 by eight…
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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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Why are Turkey and Azerbaijan targeting Armenia and Greece?
Denial of the Genocidal Past Perpetuates Future Threats Uzay Bulut * On September 13, starting at 00:05, the Armenian people…
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Afghanistan: Taliban torture and execute Hazaras in targeted attack – new investigation
Six people killed during a night raid on a family home in Ghor province, including a 12-year-old girl Ongoing Taliban killings…
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Turkey: Hundreds of churches and monasteries waiting to be ‘saved’
A hundred years after the 1913-23 genocide of Christians by Ottoman Turkey, the last remnants of the cultural and religious…
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How Australia’s ‘luck of the draw’ asylum system is leaving vulnerable people in limbo for years
Bad news came always in a brown envelope. Ben Doherty The Guardian Those carried negative decisions, Sister Aileen Crowe says:…
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UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability
It describes as “credible” allegations of torture, including rape and sexual violence, discrimination, mass detention, forced labour and widespread surveillance.…
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China has been dealt a damning UN report on its alleged human rights abuses. Here’s why this Uyghur is angry
The United Nations has released scathing findings of China’s serious human rights violations in Xinjiang. But a Uyghur-Australian is furious…
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Racism in workplaces spotlighted at summit
Eliminating racism in the workplace and securing ongoing employment for Indigenous people must be a priority for all organisations, the…
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Baby dies in ‘inhuman’ Dutch centre for asylum seekers
The death of a three-month-old baby at an overcrowded centre for asylum seekers in the Netherlands is being investigated, as medical charity…
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‘Comprehensive’ solution needed to end mass displacement of Rohingya
The UN chief on Thursday called on the international community to find “comprehensive, durable and inclusive solutions” to help end…
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Five Years On, Rohingya Refugees Face Dire Conditions and a Long Road Ahead
Hundreds of thousands fled and are now living in refugee camps in Bangladesh In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Thomas…
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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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Afghanistan One Year On: Seven Women Share Their Hopes And Fears
It’s been 12 months since the Taliban tore through Afghanistan, displacing more than 6 million people and creating a humanitarian…
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