Social Justice
The murder of prominent human rights activist Natalia Estemirova in Chechnya has lead her organisation- Memorial- to close it’s operations...
Shell has settled out of court for $15.5 million US, over a case involving human rights abuses in Nigeria. Shell...
Does a new ad use the front of human rights to cover business and political interests? Although the ad is...
A UN committee has reviewed our compliance to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. In a report...
A David and Goliath battle that has raged for over a decade is about to be heard in the American...
The Sri Lankan government succeeded this week in wiping out the rebel force, the Tamil Tigers. It’s being hailed a...
Caritas is one of the few aid agencies working inside the camps in Sri Lanka, but on the condition that...
Human rights advocates have been outraged this week over Iran’s plans to execute two juvenile offenders. While most countries have...
The Law
There’s been a long running campaign for Australia to have its own bill of rights, that’s still not looking very...
Australia needs a national human rights act that includes specific protection of Indigenous rights. That’s according to Tom Calma, Aboriginal...
