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Regarding Rights blog: Corporate gatekeepers on the internet
14 November 2014Natasha Tusikov discusses the regulatory and surveillance practices of some of the largest U.S.-based Internet companies.
Regarding Rights: The politics of Australian asylum and border policy
17 October 2014Jonathan Kent writes about the challenges ahead for the Australian government’s asylum and border policy.
Clarke Jones on ABC Radio National Sunday Extra: 'War of Ideas'
30 September 2014RegNet Visiting Fellow Dr Clarke Jones was part of a panel discussing the topic ‘War of ideas’.
Regarding Rights: Human Rights concerns over reinstated PNG death penalty
26 September 2014Betheli O’Carroll reports on legislation amended in Papua New Guinea that extends the death penalty to cover more criminal offences despite studies showing that the death penalty does not act as a deterrent to crime.
Naing Ko Ko on Myanmar entering 'mortal combat' on corruption
10 September 2014In two recent opinion pieces in The Nation and The Myanmar Times, RegNet PhD scholar Naing Ko Ko looks at the launch of the Myanmar corruption commission, identifying five steps necessary to create
Regarding Rights blog - Tainted UN Peacekeepers: Reportage from the Ground
29 August 2014Mandira Sharma, Ingrid Massage, Suhas Chakma, Ben Schonveld and Kathryn Johnson report that here have been consistent reports of serious rights violations—in particular sexual exploitation and abuses — by peacekeepers.
Regarding Rights: Making reparation for Khmer Rouge crimes at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
26 August 2014Cheryl White delves into the Khmer Rouge trials and the part these trials may play giving new hope to victims of crimes in contexts where previously the hope of a meaningful remedy had been lost.
Sharon Friel on climate change widening the social and health gap
15 August 2014Climate projections suggest that, thanks to human activity, we will likely see an increase in extreme weather events, disruptions to agriculture, loss of livelihoods and displacement of people.
CIGJ PhD Scholar Nara Ganbat wins Civil Society Scholar Award
12 August 2014Congratulations to CIGJ PhD Scholar, Nara Ganbat, who has been awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Open Society Foundations: the Civil Society Scholarship. Nara's application was review
CIGJ PhD Candidate Cheryl White submits her PhD on Transitional Justice in Cambodia
07 August 2014Congratulations to CIGJ PhD student Cheryl White, who has recently submitted her thesis on transitional justice in Cambodia.
