By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese (L) with the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, in Bali, Indonesia, November 15th, 2022. © 2022 James Brickwood/Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images On July 12, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is traveling to Beijing for another “annual leaders’ meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. They will discuss global and regional issues as well as bilateral matters of trade and tourism. The Australian government’s statement announcing the visit doesn’t mention human rights at all.…
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By Jackie Huggins, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Australian Indigenous History at the Australian National University, The University of Queensland
Every year, Jackie Huggins returns to Carnarvorn Gorge – her mother’s Country, and one of six sites selected for the deep history digital project, Marking Country.
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image An Afghan woman walks among Taliban soldiers at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 6, 2023. © 2023 Ali Khara/Reuters The Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans in the United States will take effect on July 14, leaving over 11,000 Afghans in the US subject to immediate detention and deportation. A TPS designation allows people from certain countries the US government recognizes as temporarily unsafe to remain in the US and work legally. Afghanistan under the Taliban is undeniably dangerous and unjust…
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Thursday, July 10, 2025
When Natalia Kanem reflects on her eight-year tenure at the helm of the UN reproductive health agency, she doesn’t begin with global statistics, boardroom breakthroughs, or even memories of her visits to refugee camps.
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Thursday, July 10, 2025
Systematic rape and sexual violence are being used as weapons of war in Darfur, the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned on Thursday, as part of a widening investigation into what its Deputy Prosecutor said are escalating atrocities against civilians in the conflict-ridden region.
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By Amnesty International
Sanctioning Addameer has grave implications for Rights Work in Israel/Palestine & Beyond The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) June 10 decision to sanction Addameer, a prominent Palestinian human rights organization, is a deplorable illustration of the ongoing crackdown against Palestinian and pro-Palestinian human rights defenders and voices in the […] The post US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Tim Rowse, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
Historian Katherine Biber invites us to see the lives, crimes and deaths of Jimmy and Joe Governor in the context of bigger national ambitions – and colonial racism.
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By Petra Vaiglova, Lecturer in Archaeological Science, Australian National University
Humans have feasted since the dawn of agriculture – but a new find suggests the practice of bringing exotic food to a communal gathering is even older.
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By Vinod Balasubramaniam, Associate Professor (Molecular Virology), Monash University
There is no vaccine for humans against Hendra. The virus is severe and can be deadly – but it’s very rare.
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By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
We’ve genetically selected dogs to want to be with us, and unfortunately this means many don’t cope well when they’re alone.
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