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CHILDREN OF FOREIGN FIGHTERS: AUSTRALIA’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPATRIATE

Published November 20, 2019 by Castan Centre in Australia, Children's rights

Descendants of Jewish families who fled Nazi Germany still being denied citizenship

Published September 12, 2019 by Castan Centre in Citizenship, Germany
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HUMAN RIGHTS COLLABORATION: CASTAN CENTRE ACADEMICS TRAVEL TO VIETNAM

Published September 9, 2019 by Castan Centre in Vietnam
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Facebook’s Dilemmas With Hate Speech, Fake Speech And Free Speech

Published July 19, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Civil and political rights, Freedom from hate speech, Freedom of Expression, Internet, Mark Zuckerberg, Media, Social media
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A Voice to Parliament – the change we need

Published July 18, 2019 by Melissa Castan in Australian Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Issues, Indigenous recognition, Indigenous rights, Indigenous Rights
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The Khashoggi report to the UN Human Rights Council and the Rights to Life of Journalists

Published July 4, 2019July 19, 2019 by Sarah Joseph in Agnes Callamard, Human Rights Council, Jamal Khashoggi, Right to life, Saudi Arabia
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Israel Folau, religious freedom and the limits of toleration

Published July 3, 2019 by Castan Centre in Civil and political rights, Freedom of religion
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LGBTIQ Rights Around the World: Marriage Equality and the Death Penalty Hide Wider Concerns

Published June 21, 2019 by Dr Paula Gerber in Human Rights Issues, lgbti rights, Same sex rights
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UPDATE: HUMAN RIGHTS COLLABORATION WITH VNU SCHOOL OF LAW

Published May 30, 2019 by Castan Centre in Australia, Human Rights Issues, Vietnam
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THE HUMAN RIGHTS ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL – 2019 PROGRAM GUIDE

Published May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Guest in Human Rights Arts & Film Festival
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