Human Rights

Video published by the IDF shows what it says is soldiers engaging in combat with Hamas militants in the port of Gaza.

The experience of fleeing war and persecution as a child planted a seed for Mariam Veiszadeh. Now she's one of the most prominent social justice advocates in Australia.

The UK Supreme Court rules the government's scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, dealing a massive blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's election pledge on immigration.

Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi is urging the Israeli government to cease hostilities in Gaza.

The economic adviser to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released by the military in a surprise move in 2022. A year on, he reflects on the dark days and having Brad Pitt play him if his new book makes the big screen.

Eighty asylum seekers being held in immigration detention were released almost immediately following last week's High Court ruling that they were being kept unlawfully.

A man in immigration detention who had served a prison sentence for child sexual offences re-enters the community, with the government confirming dozens of others who were wrongly detained will soon follow. 

Protests over the Israel-Gaza war have swept the globe — and the virtual worlds of video games are no exception.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must be able to self-govern in Gaza, as well as the West Bank, under a unified Palestinian Authority after the war, saying it's "clear that Israel cannot reoccupy Gaza".

After about 18 months of uncertainty Australia's Human Rights Commission has been given its gold-standard accreditation back.

The 51-year-old needs 'urgent medical care' according to her family but was refused a hospital transfer because she wouldn't wear a hijab.  

The Gaza Heath Ministry estimates the death toll of Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict has surpassed 10,000 since conflict commenced a month ago.

A new book recounts how an unprecedented grassroots campaign in the town of Biloela saved a refugee family from deportation.

As Xi Jinping faces a double dip in China's economy and public support wanes in his third term, interactions between Beijing and the West, including Australia and the United States, have become a tool in his efforts to turn things around, writes Bang Xiao.

In the year since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform now known as X, has reportedly halved in value, and is considered "no longer safe" for users in countries where freedom of expression has increasingly come under threat.

Hong Kong community and human rights advocacy organisations are calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to use his upcoming visit to China to advocate for a detained Australian citizen.

'Simone' was the worker behind 'The Nauru Files' — the largest leak inside Australia's system of offshore detention. She's never spoken out to reveal why she did what she did — until now.

Fiji to withdraw name from list of nations criticising China's human rights violations of Uyghur and Muslim minorities.

Fiji looks set to withdraw from a United Nations motion backed by 51 nations calling on China to address serious human rights violations in Xinjiang to avoid drawing a backlash from Beijing.

A law firm in Sydney writes a letter of demand to federal ministers, warning the government may have breached the Racial Discrimination Act by "failing to uphold the human rights" of Australians trapped in Gaza.

Iranian born British-American actress and human rights activist Nazanin Boniadi wants to see peace in the Middle East, but she worries about China seeking the role of mediator.

A University of Sydney student is among an estimated 1 million Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza.  

Photos of the 16-year-old girl published on social media showed her unconscious with a respiratory tube and bandage over her head, visibly on life support.

Robert Satloff from the Washington institute talks about the purpose of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel.

A senior Labor minister says Palestinians are being collectively punished, but "we don't see any landmarks being lit up in red, black, white and green", saying Australia must acknowledge the human toll on both Israeli and Palestinian people.