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NZ caught in Aussie crackdown net

Kiwis have been "caught up in the net" of a harsher policy and are likely facing tough conditions in deportation centres such as that on Christmas Island, Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs says.

Is sexism on the rise?

A low number of female CEOs can be ascribed to institutionalised misogyny, claims new research from Columbia Business School in New York.

Petra Bagust's $2.25 food challenge

To raise awareness and money to help TearFund's fight against human trafficking, Petra Bagust and her family will live off just $2.25 per person a day.

Online shaming the new public flogging?

There's a specific strain of online-shaming that's become popular: Women publicly sharing the offensive private messages they receive.

Barrister has ogled men on social media

Woman who accused male solicitor of sexism after he described her photo on a business website as 'stunning' has previously told men they were 'hot stuff'.

'Men get job offers, I get propositions'

High-flying female barrister at the centre of the LinkedIn sexism scandal has reportedly branded the networking site the "white-collar Tinder".

Andrew Geddis: Message on prisoner voting rights 'unequivocal'

When a High Court judge comes out and makes a formal declaration that Parliament has failed to protect human rights, then we really should sit up and pay attention, writes Andrew Geddis.

Family cooks up answer to refugee neglect

The Abuoda family live in West Bank and have no access to additional funding from a welfare system or from UNRWA, the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians.

Soldier gets top-level costs award in Orcon row

A soldier has been awarded a higher-than-average costs payment after a long battle with internet company Orcon.

Liquor store appeals racism finding

The owners of a liquor store who were found to have racially harassed an employee have lodged an appeal against the judgment, saying they weren't given a chance to defend the claims.

Dennis Maga: Fifa human and labour rights abuses taint U-20 World Cup

Unions and human rights organisations have long-campaigned against the human rights abuses Fifa has left in its wake, writes Dennis Maga.

Abortion doc a phone call away

Women seeking an abortion are being offered easier access to the procedure with a free, national telephone consultation service that started this week.

Camps centres of cruelty

The survivor of a camp recounts her 25 terrifying days late last year near the southern Thai town of Padang Besar, where she saw people die every two or three days.

Syrian barrel bombs kill 71

The Syrian Air Force dropped barrel bombs on a market and another civilian area of Aleppo province, killing 71 people.

Irish vote reverberates across Italy

Italy is now the only western European country that does not recognise either same-sex marriage or civil unions.

MPs' group to focus on LGBTI rights

A cross-party working group is to look at and advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people.

Orcon penalty a Privacy Act wake-up call

A disputes resolution expert says the $25,000 penalty handed down to Orcon this week should be a wake-up call to other companies on how the Privacy Act operates.

Seales trial to explore suicide in light of bill of rights

Ahead of Lecretia Seales' euthanasia legal battle, two experts say there's a strong case the law here doesn't stop doctors helping mentally competent, terminally ill people to die.