Human rights

The Queensland Government has passed an amendment allowing children to be kept alongside adult offenders in police watchhouses, instead of being transferred to youth detention. The change has drawn criticism for being rushed through Parliament, despite its potential conflict with the state’s Human Rights Act. In today’s deep dive, we’ll explain what led to this new law and the controversy surrounding it.

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50 million people are living in slavery around the world. Despite global efforts to end modern slavery, the number of enslaved people has increased by 10 million since 2016. In today’s deep dive, we’ll speak to Grace Forrest from the international human rights group Walk Free about the surprising ways slavery touches your life, and how Australia is working to eradicate it.

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Guest: Grace Forrest, Founding Director at Walk Free

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Uganda is set to impose the death penalty for homosexuality in some circumstances after its Parliament overwhelmingly passed a harsh new law.

QLD’s controversial youth crime laws aim to combat repeat offenders, despite concerns over human rights violations.