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Australia has been recognised as a vibrant democracy that protects human rights but has been urged to provide greater support to refugees and Indigenous people.

The past 12 months marked a "formidable" year for suppression of human rights, with world leaders ignoring violations in Sudan and Gaza, and against marginalized groups like the Uighurs, a monitor said Thursday.

Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises

“Since October 7, it has become notorious in the media industry that Arab and Muslim journalists are being intimidated, censored and sacked," her lawyer said. "In this case we will show that the ABC has not sacked white journalists for expressing political opinion.”

Barça face Osasuna in the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh on Thursday, with the club advising supporters to be ‘respectful and prudent’

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has just been re-elected for a fifth term in a vote boycotted by the opposition. Since she came to power in 2009 at least 600 people have disappeared, including opposition activists, businessmen and members of the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to…

In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested

French energy giant TotalEnergies on Thursday said it had launched a review of its land acquisition practices for controversial $10-billion projects in Uganda and Tanzania slammed by environmentalists.

Beijing organises visits to region where it is accused of potential crimes against humanity, but not all are convinced.

After years of negotiations regarding the EU's Migrant Pact, the member-states have struck a deal that will see children having their fingerprints taken.

Discover the shocking truth about the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the implications for civilian casualties. Is the US complicit?