In our continuing focus on Digital Rights we provide a link to an essay, AI Human Rights Literacy by Saah Agyemang-Badu, Felisa Tibbitts, and Sage Phillips in Current Issues in Comparative Education. The authors argue that the three rights most impacted by artificial intelligence in the field of education are the right to privacy, the right to equality and the right to education. While the technology promises enhancement to access to and efficiency in education, unless regulated it can undermine freedom of expression and democratic participation. READ MORE

In this issue, we profile well-known human rights defender from Porgera, Papua New Guinea, alumnus Karath Mal Waka. We provide information about DTP's programs and upcoming webinars, reports on recent programs and news from alumni, partners and the region, and calls from the UN for your engagement.

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WEBINAR SERIES - HUMAN RIGHTS, DIGITAL RIGHTS AND AI The first webinar in the series -An Introduction to Governing Digital Rights with DTP alumni Indriaswati Saptaningrum and Nenden Sekar Arum with David Mejia-Canales WATCH HERE More information to follow on future webinars in the series.

WEBINAR SERIES – Ending Impunity for Violators of Human Rights - The Magnitsky Acts and Australia in partnership with STARTTS. The first two webinars in the Magnitsky Act series are now available.Understanding the Magnitsky Act: Origins, Provisions and Global Impact with Sir Bill Browder and Vadim Kleiner and moderated by Anton Moiseienko. WATCH HERE The second webinar Accountability: Case Studies in Targeted Sanctions with Phil Robertson, Elizabeth Wood and Anton Moiseienko. WATCH HERE

EARLIER WEBINARS IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS SERIES - UN Human Rights Accountability Mechanisms now available. The Treaty Bodies with Professor Chinsung Chung and Darren Dick WATCH THE WEBINAR The Universal Periodic Review with Joshua Cooper and Oliver Ray WATCH THE WEBINAR and The Special Procedures with Clement Voule and Professor Ben Saul WATCH THE WEBINAR

WEBINAR SERIES - three webinars on Genocide and the Genocide Convention are available CLICK HERE

WEBINAR - UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (UNDRIP) in partnership with Oxfam Australia, NOW AVAILABLE HERE. Implementing and Enhancing the Right to Self-Determination with Les Malezer, Founding Chairperson of FAIRA and Monica Morgan. WATCH THE WEBINAR Implementing UNDRIP in Australia with Dr Albert K. Barume, The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Les Malezer and Ngarra Murray, Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria WATCH HERE UNDRIP and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues with Professor Claire Charters and Les Malezer WATCH HERE

WEBINAR SERIES - THE OECD GUIDELINES ON RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS CONDUCT AND THE NATIONAL CONTACT POINTS (NCP). 1st webinar: An Introduction to the Australian NCP, featuring speakers Laura Llewellyn (Director, AusNCP), John Southalan (Independent Examiner, AusNCP) and DTP alumnus Pillkyu Hwang. WATCH THE WEBINAR

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS: in partnership with Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 9-13 June. A regional capacity building program for Indigenous Peoples advocates. Shortlisting of applicants is in progress READ MORE

HUMAN RIGHTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUSINESS IN THE PACIFIC: in partnership with PIANGO, Fiji Council of Social Services and OHCHR-PRO, 23-27 June, Fiji. A regional capacity building program for human rights and climate advocates and civil society organisations. Shortlisting of applicants is in progress READ MORE

WORKSHOP ON ENGAGING WITH UN ANTI-TORTURE MECHANISMS: Sydney, June 26 in partnership with NSW STARTTS. A capacity building workshop at NSW Parliament for community leaders and members of diaspora communities on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, application deadline June 15 READ MORE

33rd ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEOPLES' DIPLOMACY TRAINING PROGRAM: Timor-Leste, August 25 - September 5, 2025 - at the invitation of President José Ramos-Horta and in partnership with Global Campus of Human Rights, Justice System Monitoring Project and Human Rights Centre, UNTL – AIPP, FORUM-ASIA, PIANGO and MFA. Shortlisting of over 170 applicants is in progress READ MORE

BREAKING BARRIERS AND BUILDING BELONGING SYMPOSIUM in partnership with CORE Community Services Sydney, 14 March 2025. DTP joined advocates, thought leaders and community members for a day's symposium marking IDERD and the 50th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act to explore the ongoing fight to eradicate racism. READ MORE

BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY MOVEMENTS - SHARING LESSONS AND BUILDING COLLABORATIONS IN CAPACITY BUILDING: POSTPONED. DTP and partners are hosting a Workshop to reflect and share the lessons from capacity building on advocacy for human rights. The workshop aims to develop collaboration on human rights and democracy capacity building in response to the closing civil society spaces and rise in authoritarianism. READ THE CONCEPT NOTE

CONSULTATION WORKSHOP FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, HUMAN RIGHTS AND BUSINESS, PACIFIC PROGRAM in partnership with CCF, PIANGO and OHCHR-ROP: 25-27 June, 2024 17 Pacific CSOs and experts participated in a consultation workshop to develop a new capacity building strategy on human rights, climate change and business in the Pacific. READ THE REPORT

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OHCHR online workshop to “Review the methods used to disseminate disinformation and to promote tools and approaches to counter these challenges while protecting and reinforcing human rights standards”, 12 June REGISTER HERE

Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and of association calls for input for the report on “Freedom of assembly and association rights, collective action and human solidarity facing existential threat: preserving the fundamental principles ”, deadline 16 June READ MORE

OHCHR call for input for the report on best practices, challenges and lessons learned concerning integrated approaches to the promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda at the global level, deadline 18 June READ MORE

UN Human Rights Council calls on civil society to nominate children to take part in the open-ended intergovernmental working group on an optional protocol to the CRC on early childhood education, free pre-primary education and free secondary education, deadline 19 June READ MORE

DTP acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, the Bedegal people of the Eora Nation. We recognise their lands were never ceded, and we acknowledge their struggles for recognition and rights and pay our respects to the Elders – past, present – and the youth who are working towards a brighter tomorrow. This continent always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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