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As Indonesia’s presidential election approaches, a campaign of disinformation against Rohingya is spreading across social media

As broadcaster prepares to defend a wrongful dismissal case, managing editor ‘rejects’ it was influenced by pro-Israel groups lobbying for presenter to be removed

A leading human rights group says people's rights are being suppressed and threatened everywhere in the world, from wars to selective outrage about some abuses and silence about others

Human Rights Watch also says Israel’s war has included ‘acts of collective punishment that amount to war crimes’.

Court hears Israel has shown ‘chilling’ intent to commit genocide in Gaza; Panthera entities still pursuing debts in Victoria; former US president launches diatribe at judge in fraud trial

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…