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Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry

human rights commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, has called for a parliamentary inquiry ‘to better protect human

Epstein housed abuse victims in London flats, BBC reveals

calling for a public inquiry because "we can find out what went wrong and how to prevent it in the future". Tessa Gregory, the human rights lawyer, said the state needed to be held accountable

Labor scraps plan to make spy agency’s 9/11-era questioning powers permanent

called sunset provisions, the effective expiry dates which require parliament to reconsider the powers on a regular basis. But, as the Senate inched closer to voting on the laws, the government dropped plans to remove

Justice denied: why families of apartheid victims are still searching for answers

called Nxuba), the four men were pulled over by three white security police officers. They were handcuffed and driven back towards Gqeberha. Mkonto was shot after a struggle with one of the officers. The other

Is Bangladesh killing reforms introduced after student-led protests?

commissioner, said, noting that the current law lacked a clear legal definition of enforced disappearances. “When safeguards are weakened, it creates space for abuse,” she warned. “Leaving that space open is like leaving a door