8 Apr 2026
In a high stakes environment, AI is failing asylum seekers
As governments automate security processing, AI mistranslation is quietly eroding rights and accountability.
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3 Feb 2026
The Rohingya case could redefine genocide and that matters for ASEAN
A ruling that sexual violence constitutes genocide would expose weaknesses in ASEAN's human rights framework -
30 Jan 2026
US policy in post-election Myanmar
Trump’s silence on Myanmar exposes the growing divergence in Western responses to global issues. -
28 Jan 2026
The technology of repression: Iran re-engineers its security state
Iran is joining a global network of authoritarian repression aided by technology. -
20 Jan 2026
The international community is failing the Iranian people
As the world dithers, Iranians suffer. -
20 Jan 2026
A rearview mirror on America’s year of foreign aid cuts
The ripple effects of global USAID cuts will be generational – and everyone will lose. -
3 Dec 2025
High stakes in India’s refusal to send former Bangladesh PM to trial
A carefully worded extradition treaty means New Delhi can hedge its bets, but it should be prepared for blowback. -
26 Nov 2025
Australia’s “deep concern” at multilayered persecution of Afghanistan’s Hazaras
A parliamentary motion highlights systematic violence against a community facing ethnic, religious and gender-based repression. -
12 Nov 2025
Yemen’s generation without classrooms
A decade of war and humanitarian crisis has cratered Yemen’s education system for girls. -
13 Oct 2025
Australia’s role in bringing international criminals to justice
Stepping up efforts to investigate and prosecute perpetrators on Australian soil will build credibility at home and abroad. -
10 Oct 2025
Closing the gaps in Australia’s approach to transnational repression
Diaspora communities say a security-focused response to foreign intimidation misses their basic rights concerns. -
3 Oct 2025
When democracies override their own courts: Australia’s dangerous precedent
Parliamentary overrides in migration law offer authoritarian regimes a playbook for eroding judicial independence. -
1 Oct 2025
When the Taliban switches off the internet, Afghanistan disappears
Cutting Afghanistan off from the world shows how the Taliban prioritises control over the welfare of millions already suffering. -
8 Aug 2025
On Sudan: America and China take very different tacks
A civil war in the African republic reveals the limits of moral authority in a world of competing strategic interests. -
30 Jul 2025
Courage is essential for Afghanistan’s women of Radio Begum
With girls banned from high schools and universities, a free educational broadcast service continues to make waves. -
10 Jul 2025
Srebrenica at 30: Why this turning point for international justice still matters
The 1995 massacre galvanised legal accountability mechanisms that remain vital as multilateral institutions face new challenges. -
8 Jul 2025
AI surveillance and the governance vacuum in the Asia-Pacific
While Europe moves ahead with regulation, China is exporting the infrastructure of digital control. -
4 Jul 2025
China isn’t the main culprit in Indonesia’s dirty nickel boom
While Chinese firms capitalise on the country’s resources, the social and environmental damage lies squarely with Jakarta. -
18 Jun 2025
Why DEI won't DIE: 80 years of protecting rights and fighting for equality
The protection of human rights and principles of equality are fundamental to international law and can’t be dismantled overnight by one state alone. -
23 May 2025
Tackling forced labour in Malaysia begins with re-examining its migration model
A zero-cost migration model can break the cycle of debt and exploitation. -
12 May 2025
Time for a consistent approach to North Korean human rights
South Korea’s upcoming election offers a crucial chance for a policy reset. -
7 May 2025
Promoting human rights makes Australia stronger
Quiet diplomacy only engenders bullying. It’s time to speak up. -
14 Mar 2025
Duterte’s ICC arrest: A day of reckoning
Duterte’s legal battle puts the spotlight on the International Criminal Court and the future of Philippine politics. -
7 Mar 2025
The realists and their limits in the world today
A belief in “might is right” is not set in stone – rules in global affairs are shaped by the choices we make. -
4 Mar 2025
Feminism is still a dirty word in China
Organised feminist activism is nearly impossible in China in 2025, but Chinese women are still talking. -
23 Jan 2025
What does the Trump presidency mean for Women, Peace and Security?
International peace and security requires due consideration of the world’s women. This is no radical social theory. -
16 Jan 2025
Melting ice caps reveals the scourge of colonialism
Donald Trump shows no regard for the rights and autonomy of the Indigenous Inuit population who make up the majority of Greenland’s residents. -
16 Dec 2024
Southeast Asia’s death penalty laws: The ultimate political game
The region’s diverse policies on executions are about more than the war on crime. -
4 Dec 2024
Australia’s chance to align global efforts against “hostage diplomacy”
A new senate report has set out sensible recommendations for a fresh approach on wrongful detention of Australians overseas. -
13 Nov 2024
The declining fortunes of Afghanistan’s women
Is the International Court of Justice a toothless tiger, or can a new legal battle truly turn the tide for women and girls? -
14 Oct 2024
Succumbing to the parochialism of the present
The world always looks dangerous, depending on your vantage point. -
6 Sep 2024
The rights-based priority in relations with Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina’s downfall holds a lesson for the international community to ensure support for political freedoms. -
28 Aug 2024
Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide
Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity. -
27 Aug 2024
Hostage diplomacy: Fresh ideas to end a modern blight
A new Australian senate inquiry into the practice of imprisonment for leverage offer a chance to learn from international experience. -
16 Aug 2024
Bangladesh: Finding justice and reconciliation
International experience holds lessons for the interim government to deliver on the change demanded. -
7 Aug 2024
The dehumanisation danger
Language matters and the protections of international law are crucial for persons deprived of liberty. -
31 Jul 2024
Long arm of the law: China’s extraterritorial reach
Political as much as legal considerations dictate the way Beijing exercises its laws – from Hong Kong to beyond. -
25 Jul 2024
Child marriage in Southeast Asia: When a harmful practice becomes an international crime
ASEAN can lead the way in tackling a practice that regularly results in the trafficking of persons. -
19 Jul 2024
Does democracy still matter in the ‘New Cold War’ between the US and China?
Contradictions between the two models of governance make coexistence among superpowers difficult. -
2 Jul 2024
Pariah states and the Olympic Games
With the Paris Games only weeks away, the controversy around athletes from “rogue” countries is set to intensify. -
17 May 2024
Time to recognise the Crimean Tatar genocide
Acknowledging the crimes in the 1940s would underline the attachment to Ukraine and rebuff changing borders by force. -
30 Apr 2024
The need for a convention on crimes against humanity
Closing a legal gap would ensure the spirit of the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals is established in international law. -
17 Apr 2024
Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind
It is often those who should be responsible for protecting people with disabilities who exploit them. -
13 Mar 2024
A ring-fence around the Rohingya can’t last – Australia’s policy needs to change
Seven years on, a temporary aid agenda is only extenuating the problem. -
22 Feb 2024
In defence of Aung San Suu Kyi
Many in Myanmar have condemned what they perceive as seriously flawed Western criticism of the Burmese ex-leader. -
15 Feb 2024
Dying to work abroad: Why Nepalese migrants are fighting other people’s wars
In Russia and beyond, those desperate for work are sacrificing their lives and livelihoods. -
11 Jan 2024
By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus
Ever since Australia adopted the “Pacific Solution”, norm busting has become the norm. -
3 Jan 2024
Why do we travel to unsettling places?
Whether the DMZ or sites of historic atrocities, place carries a connection to remind us of the precariousness of life. -
21 Dec 2023
Manila’s killing fields: Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on the poor
It’s best to not only take populists seriously, but also literally, especially when they threaten mass murder. -
15 Nov 2023
Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable
Delivering legal services to victims often means overcoming barriers in language, information and distance.