A new report says there's a growing trend around the world in which people are pushing back against autocrats and governments who disregard human rights.
Human Rights Watch's World Report 2019 reviews human rights practices in more than 100 countries, including Australia.
While the report hailed the announcement of a royal commission into aged care, it says Australia's refusal to end its offshore processing of asylum seekers, over-incarceration of Indigenous people and those with disabilities, and new encryption laws, are hurting Australia’s global reputation on human rights.
Human Rights Watch's Australia Director, Elaine Pearson, is also urging the government to take a stronger stance on some of the human rights violations happening overseas.
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