Human rights
Uganda enacts law imposing death penalty for LGBTQ ‘serial offenders’
The 78-year-old President Yoweri Museveni has called homosexuality a “deviation from normal” and urged lawmakers to resist “imperialist” pressure.
- by Rachel Savage
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A migrant scandal, a victorious PM and divine islands – where am I?
It’s a tough gig, but someone’s got to do it.
- by Latika Bourke
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United Nations
Limitless detention of refugees is inhumane and must end, says UN torture watchdog
The United Nations’ newly appointed special rapporteur on torture, Australian Alice Edwards, has called out the Labor Party for the country’s history of indefinite detention.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Amnesty International slammed for AI images of ‘human rights abuses’
The charity used AI-generated images to commemorate the two-year anniversary of protests in Colombia.
- by Gareth Corfield
Opinion
Press freedom
It’s crucial for press freedom that whistleblowers are protected, not punished
The Albanese government has talked the talk on press freedom but its failure to intervene in two ongoing cases undermines its commitment to reform.
- by Kieran Pender, Peter Greste and Bill Browne
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Cybersecurity
Amnesty International slow with disclosure after December hack
The human rights organisation’s Australian branch said attackers stole low-risk information in December, and it was not required to disclose the attack.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Immigration
Australia urged to redeem itself after ‘leading race to the bottom’ on border laws
Veteran human rights lawyer Tirana Hassan says she was inspired to action by Australia’s “crueller and crueller” policies during the Howard years.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
LIV Golf Series
Shark swimming backwards in LIV Golf’s torrent of self-adulation
In case you’ve missed it, Greg Norman and LIV Golf are in Australia this week. Apart from the venue, nothing has changed with this lot.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Iran resorts to new tactics to enforce mandatory hijab for women
After installing cameras on highways to catch those breaking the law, Iranian authorities plan to prosecute people who encourage women to remove their headscarves.
- by Miriam Berger
‘Symbol of hope and inspiration’: Trudeau lauds Albanese in Time’s list of influential people
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been named one of Time’s 100 most influence people of 2023.
- by Latika Bourke
Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100
A junta spokesman admitted the military attacked a ceremony held by its armed opponents and said if civilians died it was because they were helping “the terrorists”.
- by Grant Peck