Australia's human rights shortcomings in the spotlight

U.S Continues To Hold Detainees At Guantanamo

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - OCTOBER 2: (IMAGE REVIEWED BY U.S. MILITARY PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION) A bird takes flight over the razor wire atop the fence at Camp 1 in the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station October 2, 2007 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. About 340 "unlawful enemy combatants" captured since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States continue to be held at the facility. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Rising numbers of deaths in custody, conditions in prisons and detention centres, and the government's inaction on climate change have been flagged as Australia's most pressing human rights concerns.

Human Rights Watch's World Report 2023 is its 33rd report reviewing human rights practices in nearly 100 countries.

Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil with a feature written by Emma Kellaway..

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