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Children from Sri Lanka

Detention system needs urgent reform

Locking up asylum seekers indefinitely is unsustainable, inhumane and is causing devastating effects for the mental health of detainees.

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Syria: Brutal assault on Homs must end

Russia and other countries with influence over Syria must act urgently to stop the bombardment of Homs, Syria.

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Uganda: anti-homosexuality bill re-introduced

An alarming bill re-introduced into Uganda's parliament could see people executed for so-called "aggravated homosexuality".

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Homophobia, not homosexuality, is the danger in Uganda

The resurfacing of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill is a timely reminder of how homophobia remains a threat to human dignity.

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No “fair go” in Stronger Futures

How does "free, prior and informed consent" relate to the Government's engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Peoples?

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Syria: veto blunts teeth of Security Council

The Security Council has teeth, but the politicians that make up the council need the will to sharpen them to stop the bloodshed in Syria.

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What's on

Demand Dignity network meeting

Where: Adelaide, SA
When: Wednesday 8 February, 6:30 pm

Koorie night market

Where: Ballarat, VIC
When: Friday 10 February, 4:30 pm

Freedom to Write/Right to Freedom

Where: Adelaide, SA
When: Thursday 23 February, 6:00 pm

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Our Successes

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Victory! Egyptian blogger released

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad has been released after 10 months in detention after he was tried before an unfair military tribunal.

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