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UN suspends visits of Australia’s prisons

UN suspends visits of Australia’s prisons

International Social Justice

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has suspended a visit to Australia after being barred entry to...

Pakistan Calls for Support During Major Flood Crisis

Pakistan Calls for Support During Major Flood Crisis

International Politics & Economy

Pakistan continues to suffer the consequences of major flooding from their monsoon season. The floods, which began in June, have...

Is the International Court of Justice’s ruling on Russian invasion binding?

Is the International Court of Justice’s ruling on Russian invasion binding?

The International Court of Justice has ruled Russia’s military operations in Ukraine must stop immediately. While this court doesn’t have...

The Next Pandemic – Global leaders prepare

The Next Pandemic – Global leaders prepare

Health International

A diplomatic breakthrough has seen key member states of the World Health Organisation agree to start discussing the possibility of...

Attorneys General feet of clay when it comes to Criminal Responsibility

Attorneys General feet of clay when it comes to Criminal Responsibility

Indigenous Politics & Economy Social Justice The Law

The Council of Attorneys General have been deliberating on the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child call...

Backlash as the UN condemns Australia’s youth incarceration

Backlash as the UN condemns Australia’s youth incarceration

The Law

The United Nations has condemn Australian policy on youth incarceration at last weeks Universal Period Review. Australia’s Permanent Representative to...

Australian Human Rights Record criticized in UN calls to Raise the Age

Australian Human Rights Record criticized in UN calls to Raise the Age

Indigenous Social Justice The Law

31 countries called for the Australian age of criminal responsibility be raised to 14 at The UN Universal periodic review (UPR)...

Brisbane will host the International Day of Peace Lecture

Brisbane will host the International Day of Peace Lecture

Social Justice

On Monday September 21, the United Nations Association of Australia will host its 9th International Day of  Peace Lecture in...

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Politics & Economy Social Justice

This week marks the beginning of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence. But while movements like...

The United Nations edge closer to a treaty eliminating all nuclear weaponry

The United Nations edge closer to a treaty eliminating all nuclear weaponry

The Law

Nuclear weapons could soon be globally banned with the ratification of a new treaty that prohibits the use of nuclear...