6 Sep 2024
The rights-based priority in relations with Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina’s downfall holds a lesson for the international community to ensure support for political freedoms.
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28 Aug 2024
Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide
Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity. -
27 Aug 2024
Hostage diplomacy: Fresh ideas to end a modern blight
A new Australian senate inquiry into the practice of imprisonment for leverage offer a chance to learn from international experience. -
16 Aug 2024
Bangladesh: Finding justice and reconciliation
International experience holds lessons for the interim government to deliver on the change demanded. -
7 Aug 2024
The dehumanisation danger
Language matters and the protections of international law are crucial for persons deprived of liberty. -
31 Jul 2024
Long arm of the law: China’s extraterritorial reach
Political as much as legal considerations dictate the way Beijing exercises its laws – from Hong Kong to beyond. -
25 Jul 2024
Child marriage in Southeast Asia: When a harmful practice becomes an international crime
ASEAN can lead the way in tackling a practice that regularly results in the trafficking of persons. -
19 Jul 2024
Does democracy still matter in the ‘New Cold War’ between the US and China?
Contradictions between the two models of governance make coexistence among superpowers difficult. -
2 Jul 2024
Pariah states and the Olympic Games
With the Paris Games only weeks away, the controversy around athletes from “rogue” countries is set to intensify. -
17 May 2024
Time to recognise the Crimean Tatar genocide
Acknowledging the crimes in the 1940s would underline the attachment to Ukraine and rebuff changing borders by force. -
30 Apr 2024
The need for a convention on crimes against humanity
Closing a legal gap would ensure the spirit of the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals is established in international law. -
17 Apr 2024
Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind
It is often those who should be responsible for protecting people with disabilities who exploit them. -
13 Mar 2024
A ring-fence around the Rohingya can’t last – Australia’s policy needs to change
Seven years on, a temporary aid agenda is only extenuating the problem. -
22 Feb 2024
In defence of Aung San Suu Kyi
Many in Myanmar have condemned what they perceive as seriously flawed Western criticism of the Burmese ex-leader. -
15 Feb 2024
Dying to work abroad: Why Nepalese migrants are fighting other people’s wars
In Russia and beyond, those desperate for work are sacrificing their lives and livelihoods. -
11 Jan 2024
By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus
Ever since Australia adopted the “Pacific Solution”, norm busting has become the norm. -
3 Jan 2024
Why do we travel to unsettling places?
Whether the DMZ or sites of historic atrocities, place carries a connection to remind us of the precariousness of life. -
21 Dec 2023
Manila’s killing fields: Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on the poor
It’s best to not only take populists seriously, but also literally, especially when they threaten mass murder. -
15 Nov 2023
Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable
Delivering legal services to victims often means overcoming barriers in language, information and distance. -
8 Nov 2023
Australia’s chance to show global leadership on Rohingya displacement
Honouring a pledge to be tough on borders without being “weak on humanity” will bolster Canberra’s aim of regional stability. -
10 Oct 2023
Online scams in Southeast Asia create double victims: those targeted and those forced to carry them out
There are those deceived by scams, and those coerced into crime. -
27 Sep 2023
The Kalash are under threat from Pakistani Taliban
A remote and persecuted religious minority is an easy target for militants set on gaining territory by any means. -
21 Sep 2023
Pakistan at a crossroads on blasphemy
Draconian interpretations of Islamabad’s laws violate human rights and are stoking violent religious extremism. -
19 Sep 2023
The future of gig work
The new world of on-call, contract and temporary work is only sustainable if it is fair and safe for those who power it. -
18 Sep 2023
Testimonial therapy: Buddhism’s influence in the aftermath of the Khmer Rouge tribunal
Faith-based interventions and criminal prosecutions can innovatively meet. -
31 Aug 2023
Cultural security in the Pacific: Why it matters for regional security
Of all the complex and evolving threats to the region’s cultural heritage, climate change remains the most calamitous. -
13 Jul 2023
For Indonesia’s haunting past, Jokowi’s resolution is non-judicial
A new book throws light on the 1965 massacres – but the government’s redress for victims is yet to extend to justice for the perpetrators. -
1 Jun 2023
How Australia can speak up on human rights in India
Modi won’t be prime minister for ever, so finding ways to air concerns now will actually strengthen relations long term. -
22 May 2023
Albanese should raise human rights concerns with Modi
Australia must not to repeat the mistake of allowing the promise of trade to override a need to stand up for values. -
5 Apr 2023
What of the Rohingya? The ICC, Ukraine, and limits of “international” justice
The International Criminal Court will always be seen as a selective tool unless states agree to decide cases on need. -
8 Mar 2023
Beijing and the birth rate: a question of human rights for women
Despite the government's gender positive rhetoric, Chinese women are still viewed as resources of the party state. -
1 Feb 2023
Australia’s Myanmar sanctions: now for the real decisions
Two years after the coup, there are still many reasons why Canberra is stepping cautiously with its punitive measures. -
15 Nov 2022
Refugees may become victims of Malaysia’s electoral politics
The plight of Myanmar Rohingyas exposes Southeast Asia’s disjointed policies and fragile human rights protections. -
14 Oct 2022
Enemies of education are back in Malala’s hometown?
Fresh attacks by the Pakistani Taliban mark an alarming regression in the decade-long progress made in the region. -
29 Sep 2022
Ending capital punishment for good in Papua New Guinea
In PNG’s history, the death penalty has now been abolished twice. The country can take a step to see it never returns. -
20 Sep 2022
The Rohingya issue requires a regional solution
Leaving close to a million people in limbo poses a danger not only for the refugees but to regional peace. -
9 Sep 2022
Beijing three-step: China denies, deflects and dissembles on Xinjiang
The UN human rights report has exposed China’s hollow propaganda claims – but won’t stop them. -
2 Sep 2022
A tragedy in Xinjiang, a tragedy for the UN
A long-delayed report finding human rights abuses – though damning – is a sign of China’s level of influence at the United Nations. -
9 Aug 2022
ICC pushes probe on the Philippines’ drug war
President Marcos’ decision not to participate in an international investigation is a setback for human rights. -
2 Aug 2022
ASEAN governments need to act on Myanmar
The execution of four opposition activists by the junta needs urgent action from governments of all stripes. -
25 Jul 2022
Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”
An American human rights lawyer sentenced to six years in a Phnom Penh prison may cause Hun Sen no end of trouble. -
17 Jun 2022
The British Indian Ocean Territory and the rules-based order
In claiming sovereignty over Chagos, London privileges Western interests. And breaks international law. -
2 Jun 2022
Knowledge is power: A small investment for a big return
Australia should see that training rights advocates across the region can be an effective means to bolster democracy. -
27 May 2022
A tale of two countries: interpreting The Kashmir Files
Once famed for their secular constitutions, India and Singapore have taken different tacks on religious vilification. -
6 May 2022
Australia can stand up for the Afghan people, and the time is now
Canberra should signal to the world that we’re all better off in a community of nations where human dignity matters. -
3 May 2022
Shanghai lockdown prompts collective action
China’s citizens are finding increasingly creative ways to make their voices heard during the pandemic. -
20 Apr 2022
The duty to prevent genocide in Ukraine
A serious risk of Russia committing genocide imposes legal obligations for states to do what they can to stop it. -
6 Apr 2022
The mysterious missing UN report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang
Months of stalling over the release of a long-completed investigation raises suspicions about China’s pressure tactics. -
25 Mar 2022
What counts for victims of trafficking?
Sharing data is key to combatting human rights abuses against vulnerable groups from the ASEAN region. -
8 Mar 2022
Young feminist leadership is the future of peacebuilding
Feminist leadership coupled with the UN’s Youth, Peace and Security agenda envisions a more just and inclusive peace.