By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Osman Kavala © 2017 Private (London, March 24, 2026) – The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear pleadings on March 25, 2026, in a case brought by the human rights defender Osman Kavala, the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project (TLSP), Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of Jurists said today. Joint Third Party Intervention in Kavala v Türkiye Kavala has been continuously detained since 2017, despite binding judgments from the court that his detention should end. The three organizations have…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image The 2017 trial of human rights lawyer Xie Yang seen on the social media account of the Changshai Intermediate People's Court in Beijing, China, May 8, 2017. © 2017 Ng Han Guan/AP Photo (New York) – A court in China sentenced the prominent human rights lawyer Xie Yang to five years in prison on March 23, 2026, on politically motivated charges of “inciting subversion of state power,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Chinese government should immediately quash the conviction, which followed serious procedural violations and years of persecution, and free Xie…
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By Mary Woessner, Associate professor, Victoria University
Alexandra Parker, Executive Director of the Institute for Health and Sport, Professor of Physical Activity and Mental Health, Victoria University
Aurélie Pankowiak, Research Fellow, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
Fiona McLachlan, Associate Professor, Sport Studies and Associate Director, Research Training, Victoria University
A survey of 50 different sports nationally found urgent reforms are needed to keep kids who play sport safe. So what can be done?
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By Eliza Crosbie, Research Fellow in Migration and Health, The University of Melbourne
Karen Block, Research Fellow Community Engagement and Social Health, Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
Natascha Klocker, Associate Professor in Geography and Sustainability, and Interim Head of the School of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong
While most Australians embrace multiculturalism, migration remains a contentious topic in Australia. Negative opinions, often unsubstantiated, are regularly aired in public debate.
Our new report, Settling well in regional Australia: experiences of people from refugee backgrounds, uncovers a different picture.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Photo montage of the Tokyo Olympic Stadium and youth in Japan training and playing popular sports. © 2019 imagenavi/Aflo; 2005 Doable/a.collectionRF/amanaimages; 2020 Human Rights Watch; 2015 Satoru Kobayashi/a.collectionRF/amanaimages; 2016 RYO/amanaimages; Trevor Williams/Getty Images; 2020 Human Rights Watch; 2016 Matsuo/Aflo; AdobeStock The Japan Sports Agency (JSA) recently released its Guidelines for Evaluating and Improving Safety Measures in Physical Activity and Sports (Trial Version). After documented suffering by Japanese athletes and insufficient…
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By Benjamin Larue, Faculty Affiliate in Wildlife Biology, University of Montana
Allen Niptanatiak, Chairman, Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Organization
Amanda Dumond, Manager, Kugluktuk Hunters & Trappers Organization
As delegates gather in Brazil for COP15, the fate of Arctic caribou migrations should serve as both a warning and a test.
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By Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
Nations’ stores of petroleum can dampen price shocks in the short term, but as reserve supplies dwindle, economic pain may continue.
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By Anne P. DePrince, Professor of Psychology, University of Denver
A researcher answers the question many asked when they heard charges of abuse and rape against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez: Why didn’t the women speak earlier about the events from decades ago?
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By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Shoshana Rapley, Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
Tayla Lawrie, Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland
Good rains kept Australia’s landscapes green in 2025, but ecological disasters in the ocean and wildlife decline underscore the toll of climate change.
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By Clare O'Toole, Clinical Psychology Phd Candidate, University of Wollongong
This means less typical presentations of ADHD – such as in women and girls, quiet inattentive adults and high-achieving students – could be overlooked.
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