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DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights Global

Digital surveillance to fight COVID-19 can only be justified if it respects human rights

2 April 2020 | 8:37 pm

With governments across the world rapidly expanding the use of digital surveillance in an attempt...

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Freedom of expression, association and assembly Asia

COVID-19: Prisoners of conscience from Papua must be urgently released

2 April 2020 | 6:45 pm

Amnesty Indonesia and Amnesty Australia welcome the decision of Indonesian authorities to release...

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Community is everything Australia

Measures designed to protect push Indigenous people further to the margins

2 April 2020 | 3:03 pm

In response to state and territory governments issuing on-the-spot fines for breaking social...

Syria Middle East

Syria: Vulnerable prisoners should be released to prevent spread of COVID-19

1 April 2020 | 12:32 pm

The Syrian authorities must cooperate fully with UN agencies and humanitarian...

Human Rights Pacific

Pacific Islands face COVID-19 emergency: regional leaders must step up

1 April 2020 | 5:00 am

In response to media reports and Opposition calls for the Australian government to assist Pacific...

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Crisis response Middle East

Yemen: Huthi authorities’ decision to release Baha’i prisoners is ‘positive signal’

27 March 2020 | 11:06 am

Responding to the announcement by Mahdi al-Mashat, leader of the Huthi authorities in Yemen, that...