A new report is urging Australia to remove excessive restrictions on the fundamental rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful protests.
The report has been released by the Geneva-based organisation - International Services for Human Rights.
It will be formally considered by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in November.
Emily Howie is from the Melbourne-based Human Rights Law Centre, which contributed to the report
She spoke to Zara Zaher about the findings.
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