AUSTRALIA, Sydney: Protestors rally for justice on the first day of the Northern Territory Royal Commission into juvenile justice in Sydney on October 11, 2016. Source: CrowdSpark.com
International human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), says Australia has made important progress this year in improving human rights. It cites the legalisation of same sex marriage, and a Royal Commission into the systematic abuse against children in detention as steps in the direct direction - but says many issues remain unresolved. The assessment comes in its latest World Report 2018 looking at the state of global human rights over the past year.
International human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), says Australia has made important progress this year in improving human rights. It cites the legalisation of same sex marriage, and a Royal Commission into the systematic abuse against children in detention as steps in the direct direction - but says many issues remain unresolved. The assessment comes in its latest World Report 2018 looking at the state of global human rights over the past year.