Human Rights

Over the last eight months, conflict in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, has killed thousands of people, displaced two million and pushed 350,000 to the brink of famine. Robert Patman is a Professor of… Audio

China used to deny or ignore media queries about the human rights of the ethnic Uighur minority. But before our government debated its response in Parliament this week, China’s embassy held an… Video, Audio

Parliament agrees Human Rights in China are problematic - after agreeing a compromise to debate them.  Audio

The brutal killing of a human rights advocate in Tonga has sent shockwaves through the wider community. Audio

There is growing friction over China's treatment of Uyghurs, the Muslim-minority living in Xinjiang. Audio

Australian human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson has been described as the go-to barrister for London's rich and famous. Standing by her clients Julian Assange and Amber Heard in the full glare of… Audio

An extraordinary move against the Swedish clothing company H&M took place in China this week because of its refusal to use cotton from Xinjiang due to suspicions of forced labour. China correspondent… Audio

With thousands of mariners stranded in foreign waters by the coronavirus pandemic, and congestion and chaos affecting ports worldwide, there's no shortage of issues for maritime journalist Ian Urbina… Audio

Former US diplomat Brett Bruen looks at the year ahead and why he thinks Joe Biden needs to start forming new coalitions with an eye to the western alliance sending a strong message to the likes… Audio

The Pacific has been caught up in an international tussle for the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council. Audio

The UN Human Rights Office says is disturbed by escalating violence in West Papua, and has urged Indonesia to engage with West Papuans in an inclusive dialogue to address long-standing grievances… Audio

Nations United explores the significance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our world, it sets out what must be done. Audio

There's shock in West Papua over the death of a young human rights lawyer who represented political prisoners.

Yuliana Yabansabra is the second prominent human rights defender to die this month in… Audio

An Indonesia-based organisation says people across the republic are becoming more interested in the human rights struggle of West Papuans, but that it comes with unwanted consequences. Audio

An opinion piece on Stuff, advocates that wearing your hair how you like is a human right. Audio

Former US President Barack Obama declared Samantha Power to be one of his country's "foremost thinkers on foreign policy". She was human rights adviser to the Obama White House before becoming the… Audio, Gallery

The new national security law that has been implemented in Hong Kong by the Chinese government has seen many local residents reacting frantically. Journalist James Griffiths discusses the disappearing… Audio