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Senator’s bid to make US military support conditional on whether Israel is violating human rights in Gaza fails by 72 votes to 11

The Senate avoided a direct vote on Israel's bombardment of Gaza by tabling a resolution seeking a report on the role of U.S. weapons.

Exclusive: summary sent to UK supermarkets describes conflict between pineapple thieves and Del Monte security staff

Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy prime minister by supporting rightwing challenges to legislation

Latin Americans besieged by organised crime may be willing to overlook a turn towards authoritarianism, but at what cost, asks Buenos Aires-based journalist Jordana Timerman

A human rights group says that a political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with proper medical care

Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy – and tests the limits of human rights, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Voice referendum was a disappointing result for many, but there is hope that much of its vision could be achieved via a different path. The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has presented a report to federal parliament calling for the implementation of the United…

Legal bodies, academics and human rights groups say treaty risks undermining rule of law

A NSW lobby group for landlords has invoked the United Nations Human Rights in defence of why proposed rent protections are bad.

South African justice minister Ronald Lamola led a top legal team to argue the country’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 11 January.