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The Australian Human Rights Commission this week launched the National Anti-racism Framework.

Youth crime will not be solved by pouring more money into police and prisons across the nation, the Human Rights Commission warns.

Two reports on racism in New Zealand released by the Human Rights Commission land at a time when political rhetoric around racism is escalating again. 

This year’s perennial back-to-school uniform discussion happens during a cost of living crisis. And we already know that the upfront and maintenance costs of school uniforms are a stress for families on lower incomes, in New Zealand and globally across rich and poor countries alike.

Imagine a local business where employees are compensated by age, gender, attractiveness and with some extra dollars if they flirt with customers. It would end up before the human rights commission and lead the local newscasts.

The family of a man killed with a crossbow in a remote community last month allege they're being denied adequate policing, with the lawyer representing them saying the level of police response has become a human rights issue.

BOISE, Idaho — A retired Boise police captain who has espoused white supremacist views and prompted an in-depth investigation of potential racism at the Boise Police Department filed a complaint against the city with the Idaho Human Rights Commission in November.

With her backdown on hate speech, Kiri Allan has managed to alienate her allies while failing to convert her enemies.

The family of a man killed with a crossbow in a remote community last month allege they're being denied adequate policing, with the lawyer representing them saying the level of police response has become a human rights issue.