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Human Rights Watch

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HRW
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“All I know is I want them home”: disproportionate removal of Aboriginal children from families in Western Australia


The report examines the circumstances of Aboriginal children removed from their parents in Western Australia to be placed in out-of-home care. Parents contended their children were unjustifiably removed and they were punished for situations beyond their control, such as homelessness. It presents a series of recommendations for both the state government and federal government.
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World report 2025


This report examines the human rights events of the previous year around the globe. Governments around the world are being called upon to demonstrate their commitment to human rights, democracy, and humanitarian action. It finds that many have failed the test. The Australia report covers the treatment of children in the criminal justice system and...
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Trading lives for profit: how the shipping industry circumvents regulations to scrap toxic ships on Bangladesh’s beaches

Ingvild Jenssen, Nicola Mulinaris, Sara Rita da Costa

European shipping companies are knowingly sending their end-of-life ships for scrap in dangerous and polluting yards in Bangladesh. This report reveals a network used by shipowners to circumvent international regulations prohibiting the export of ships to facilities like those in Bangladesh that do not have adequate environmental or labor protections.
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"My son is just another kid"


This report documents the experiences of approximately 100 children who have been repatriated or returned to France, Germany, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Uzbekistan between 2019 and 2022.
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“They don’t understand the fear we have”


This report from Human Rights Watch asserts that Australian universities have failed to protect the academic freedom of students from China, and of academics who criticise the Chinese Communist Party.

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