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DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

female demonstrators in Lima Peru

Human Rights Central America

Americas: States cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in 2019

27 February 2020 | 8:36 pm

As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity,...

Refugees Australia

Monash Council pushes for refugee sponsorship reform

26 February 2020 | 11:51 am

A national campaign to improve the Federal Government’s Community Sponsorship Program for...

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Human Rights Asia

China: Uyghurs living abroad tell of campaign of intimidation

21 February 2020 | 11:01 am

China is systematically harassing Uyghurs and other Muslim ethnic groups even after they have left...

Julian Assange, a man with a white beard, raises his hand in a peace gesture with media and police around him. Twilight evening, bright flash of light to the right.

Freedom of expression, association and assembly Australia

US/UK: Drop charges and halt extradition of Julian Assange

21 February 2020 | 11:01 am

Authorities in the US must drop all espionage and other related charges that Julian Assange is...

An elderly Algerian woman talks to a member of the security forces cordoning off a protest area during an anti-establishment demonstration in the capital, Algiers

Human Rights Middle East

Middle East and North Africa: Renewed wave of mass uprisings met with brutality and repression during ‘year of defiance’

18 February 2020 | 8:00 pm

Governments across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) displayed a chilling determination to...

Activists demand Shell own up and pay up

Activism Africa

Nigeria: 2020 could be Shell’s year of reckoning

10 February 2020 | 11:01 am

In 2020 Shell will face unprecedented legal scrutiny over decades of human rights abuses...