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Qatar strip searches Women passengers, UK and Australia objects to this grossly offensive act

Qatar strip searches Women passengers, UK and Australia objects to this grossly offensive act

Earlier this month, Doha airport authorities strip-searched two women passengers, British nations, who were travelling through Qatar. They were asked to get off from their flight without any explanation and were forced to take medical

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Australia stalls raising the age of criminal responsibility

Top law officials in the country vacillate over the law that allows incarceration of children as young as 10 despite appeals from various quarters to increase the minimum age to 14. Australia’s Council of Attorneys-General

United States and Australia discuss new military cooperation, Covid-19, and China

United States and Australia discuss new military cooperation, Covid-19, and China

On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne met and had high-level discussions on coronavirus pandemic, new military cooperation, China. They likewise agreed to restore and reinforce a unified

Australia urged to pass Magnitsky law; Amal Clooney chimes in

Australia urged to pass Magnitsky law; Amal Clooney chimes in

As the Asia-pacific power contemplates passing an important human rights law, several activists are throwing their weight behind it. Amal Clooney is among the latest activists who have urged Australia to pass the Magnitsky law

Amid Coronavirus pandemic, a resurgence of global labour unrest

Amid Coronavirus pandemic, a resurgence of global labour unrest

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak appears to be unleashing a wave of labor movements across several parts of the world. Amid a global health crisis, labor unions are organizing protests apprising public officials about their plight.

Australia Housing Bubble Burst Leads To Human Rights Catastrophe-UN Report

Australia Housing Bubble Burst Leads To Human Rights Catastrophe-UN Report

Australia is the next to face the housing crises after European countries like Dublin. The escalating housing problem is now being considered a significant human right crises declared by the United Nations; and the government

Stripped of citizenship, Australian mother leaving two children potentially stateless

Stripped of citizenship, Australian mother leaving two children potentially stateless

An Australian mother of five held in the deteriorating al-Hawl camp of northern Syria has been stripped of her citizenship retroactive by three years – leaving two of her children potentially stateless and potentially permanently