Australian Human Rights Institute

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UNSW-led research recommends significant investment in early intervention measures to prevent child sexual abuse.

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The Universities Accord review found ‘sexual assault and harassment on campus is affecting the wellbeing of students and staff, and their ability to succeed’.

UN CEDAW members Natasha Stott Despoja AO and Corinne Dettmeijer-Vermeulen with report author Dr Janani Shanthosh in Geneva, Switzerland.

A new report has analysed different countries’ implementation of the key international convention on women’s rights.

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How athletes perceive their human rights is, at last, getting attention, says Nikki Dryden, Olympian and Associate at the Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW Sydney.

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Increased corporate awareness of the risks of modern slavery isn’t translating into effective practices to reduce it.

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A UN report into the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China, says allegations of torture are 'credible'. 

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There are steps to avoid infection and a vaccine is likely, says a public health expert from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney.

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Australian Human Rights Institute’s Allison Carter and UNSW Law & Justice’s Luke McNamara explain what the reforms mean for preventative responses to sexual violence and their impact from a criminal justice perspective.

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Children and young people are likely to face the worst effects of climate change, but they’ve often been denied a seat at the table in global discussions on how to tackle the climate crisis. 

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An open process for appointing commissioners is necessary to preserve the Human Rights Commission’s independence and legitimacy.

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