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Activists protesting the sentencing of children to execution in Iran

Young Iranian man walks free from death row

Hakeem in a crowd of media and supporters, smiling and raising his hand in greeting

Human rights Australia

Good news: Hakeem returns to Australia

13 February 2019 | 12:59 pm

Hakeem is home! On 12 February he arrived at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne and into the arms of...

A woman giving an interview, surrounded by journalists with cameras and smartphones

Economic, social and cultural rights Asia

“We are willing to risk everything to defend our homes and land”

22 October 2018 | 2:37 pm

Tep Vanny is a Cambodian human rights defender who spent more than 700 days in prison for her...

A Vietnamese women wearing a white shirt stares into the camera. It is nighttime and the lights of a city twinkle behind her.

Individuals at risk Asia

Mother Mushroom: Vietnamese blogger released and exiled

17 October 2018 | 9:46 pm

Nguyễn Ngọc Như Quỳnh, a prominent Vietnamese blogger also known by her pseudonym, Mẹ...

Gender and sexuality Asia

INDIA: Decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations marks new era for LGBTI rights

6 September 2018 | 9:16 pm

The landmark ruling by India’s Supreme Court decriminalizing consensual same-sex relations is a...

A woman giving an interview, surrounded by journalists with cameras and smartphones

Cambodian land rights activist Tep Vanny released

29 August 2018 | 11:09 am

After more than 700 days in detention Tep Vanny, a Cambodian land rights activist, is released from...

Individuals at risk Asia

Cambodia: Land rights activist Tep Vanny released from prison following royal pardon

21 August 2018 | 6:53 am

Responding to the news that human rights defender Tep Vanny has been released from prison following...