The case of Vladimir Kara-Murza is a reminder of the dangers faced by human rights defenders around the world trying to shine a light on human rights violations.
Some economic sanctions may violate international law principles, including those the sanctions are intended to enforce. They may therefore undermine the very legal regimes Canadians champion.
Federal Parliament has passed Australia’s own version of Magnitsky Laws. We speak with Federal Senator Janet Rice & Nic Holas from the Victorian Pride Lobby about how they’d like the new legislation used to target abusers of queer people around the world. – The Federal Coalition is pushing new legislation pitched as an anti-trolling bill. However, many have critiqued the legislation as doing little to stem trolling, instead, they say, stifling free speech. – Discussions of the religious discrimination bill being pushed by the federal coalition often frames religiosity and queerness as mutually exclusive. That’s of course far from the case. We speak with a gay Christian man who says he's only faced discrimination for his sexuality, not his religious beliefs.