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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
Understanding why, when and how Australia promotes human rights in Asia
In pursuing its foreign policy, Australia has to balance various interests in human rights, security and prosperity.
The many challenges of fighting against enforced disappearances in Asia
Many Asian countries still do not understand the nature of enforced disappearance, and often believe the issue is not relevant in their countries.
The COVID-19 pandemic and possibilities for Arab ‘risk society’
COVID-19 may afflict without discrimination, but not all polities, economies and societies can equally withstand its damage and rebuild in its aftermath.
Building a community for sexual orientation and gender identity rights in ASEAN
If ASEAN is unlikely to see its way toward SOGIE rights, the arena it reifies arguably helps activists navigate strategies.
Transnational civil society in Asia
WEBINAR: Transnational interactions among civil society actors in Asia are helping to strengthen common democratic values.