Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong said the officials were involved 'in the oppression of women and girls and in undermining good governance or the rule of law' ...

Australia imposes sanctions and travel bans on Taliban leaders for oppressing women and girls, introducing a new Afghanistan ...

(Sydney) – Voters in the upcoming Australian election on May 3, 2025, should consider where political candidates stand on key human rights issues, Human Rights Watch said today. Before casting their ...

As Australia enters a new electoral term with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese back at the helm, and world affairs in a state of turmoil, it is critical to ask whether human rights will get deserved ...

Sarah Moulds receives funding from the Australian Research Council and has previously received funding from the Law Foundation of South Australia. She is the volunteer Director of the Rights Resource ...

In a letter to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the re-elected Labour government to leverage its key foreign policies to strengthen human rights ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has addressed Australia’s decision to join four other nations – Canada, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom – in sanctioning two far-right Israeli ministers. Ms Wong ...

In September 1995, following the United Nations’ Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, a declaration was issued proclaiming, among other things, that “women’s rights are human ...

Australia has imposed sanctions and travel bans on four senior Taliban officials, citing escalating rights violations, ...