Read Prof Andrew Byrnes's chapter on how human rights standards affect the exercise of power by those who decide whether or not a person should be permitted to engage in sport because of alleged or proven doping.
Lexi Sun, our AHRCentre Reprieve intern, writes about Indonesia’s hardline stance on capital punishment for drug-related crimes - an absolute focus on the collective ‘right to life’ rather than on individual rights. Read more...
Eleanor Holden, our Human Rights Defender student intern, probes into the current debate that the Royal Commission has failed to highlight and question the over-representation of Indigenous youth in the Northern Territory justice system. Read more...
Last night, ABC's Radio National aired the AHRCentre's 2016 Annual Lecture with Former Asst Secretary of State for the Obama administration, Michael Posner, on Making Progress: Human Rights as an Essential Element of Sustainable Business.
AHRCentre project director Chris Michaelsen writes for the Canberra Times that dramatised, martial rhetoric by politicians plays into the hands of IS and its narrative of conflict, causing unnecessary alarm and fear among the public.
The NUS Women’s Department aims to increase support for the safety of students at university, and tackle the high rates of violence and sexual assault against women students.
Rohan Muscat, our Human Rights Defender Student Editor, writes that same-sex marriage will not only grant homosexuals the right to marry. More importantly, it will bring the LGBTIQ community one step closer to equality.
Emma Palmer, PhD candidate in the AHRCentre, writes that there are tangible opportunities for building regional perspectives on international criminal accountability within Southeast Asia. Read more and download your copy here...
AHRCentre Project Director Rosemary Kayess was in New York for the 9th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD, 14-16 June 2016. Rosemary facilitated the general discussion on the 2030 development agenda.
This edition of the Human Rights Defender focuses on human rights as a vocation, through the lens of human rights defenders, combining interviews with human rights practitioners regarding their motivations, challenges and aspirations for the field.
