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Exclusive: Zahid Safi, who is running in Melbourne seat of Bruce, listed as last author on 2021 Senate submission which says victims of Afghanistan war ‘not based on ethnicity’

Human rights experts for the United Nations are expressing urgent concern about ongoing military operations in Myanmar’s civil war, despite ceasefires called by major parties to facilitate relief efforts after the country’s devastating March 28 earthquake

Exclusive: Lawsuit says ‘unconstitutional’ order violates right to share information with court’s chief prosecutor

Children should not be held in watch houses for more than 24 hours, a report has found, after a boy was allegedly deprived of his basic human rights.

The latest index reveals the best holiday spots for sustainability and human rights

Three South African environmental and climate justice organisations took the South African government to court in November 2021, to challenge the authorisation of new coal-fired power as part of the country’s energy mix. Three years later, the court ruled that the government’s new coal plans were unlawful, invalid, and against…

Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13

I wanted to ask the Bored Panda community what they think is fundamentally wrong with society and restricts their human rights

Private prison companies stand to benefit significantly from a sweeping new plan proposed by the Trump administration to overhaul the U.S. immigrant detention system.

Preparations for widely popular Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America – but not in Nicaragua

A new lawsuit is being built to challenge the Portuguese government’s climate targets and plans by young veterans of climate litigation.