5 human rights issues that defined 2019
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5 human rights issues that defined 2019
Elaine Pearson, UNSW and Louise Chappell, UNSW
As we approach the last days of the decade, it’s important to reflect on the fight for human rights, the setbacks and successes over the past year in Australia and around the world.
Our list isn’t ranked, and far from exhaustive – we acknowledge it doesn’t include many human rights struggles worthy of greater attention. But, in flagging some of the issues needing urgent attention, we hope to gather support for the broader movement that strives to achieve justice and secure dignity for more people.
China holding one million Muslims in ‘political education camps’
China is arbitrarily detaining an estimated one million Muslims in Xinjiang, in what the authorities call “political education camps”. Millions more are subjected to intrusive mass surveillance.
A Human Rights Watch report detailed the practice in 35 aged care facilities in Australia, and its impact on residents and their families.
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