News & Views ‘Heinous violation of human rights’: More than 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted on Friday when unidentified gunmen raided a school in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria.
News & Views Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison Hathloul, a leading campaigner for women’s right to drive in Saudi Arabia, was arrested in May 2018 in a crackdown on dissent.
News & Views Australia faces international pressure on human rights Australia has faced international pressure at the UN’s human rights council to improve its standing on human rights issues.
News & Views ‘Let 2020 be a turning point’: June Oscar AO releases landmark report on First Nations women and girls 2020 must be a turning point, says June Oscar AO, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.
News & Views Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released from Iranian prison after 804 days Iran has freed Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian academic who has been detained in the country for more than two years.
News & Views Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert moved to notorious prison in desert Iran Kylie Moore-Gilbert, an Australian academic serving a 10-year prison sentence in Iran for espionage, has been transferred to one of the worst women’s prisons in the world.
News & Views ‘We cannot waste anymore time’: Leading aid groups call on Morrison Govt to take urgent climate action The aid agencies have issued a number of urgent action points, noting that children born today have contributed the least but have most to lose.
News & Views Human rights concerns grow as country burns & the smoke pollution increases: Amnesty As Australia continues to experience bushfires, Sam Klintworth writes that our government needs to acknowledge climate change is a human rights issue.
News & Views Sheneli Dona cares about human rights & wants other young leaders to follow Sheneli Dona is the founder and CEO of The Dona Faith Alliance, a new organisation that promotes youth engagement in human rights issues.
News & Views Yasaman Aryani took off her headscarf & was sentenced to 16 years in prison Yasaman Aryani wanted to make change and ended up being sentenced to 16 years in prison for campaigning against forced veiling.
News & Views Detained women’s rights activist Loujain al-Halthloul chooses to be tortured rather than lie The Saudi government arrested women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul a year ago for speaking out against the country’s laws.
News & Views How women helped secure a historic victory for refugees in Canberra Dr Kerryn Phelps, Dr Sara Townend & Dr Neela Janakiramanan are among the women who helped secure a bill to ensure refugees get the medical care they need.