'Fear, censorship and retaliation': United Nations rapporteur slams Australia's human rights record

By Michael Koziol
Updated October 19 2016 - 4:23pm, first published October 18 2016 - 11:45pm
United Nations special rapporteur Michel Forst. Photo: United Nations
United Nations special rapporteur Michel Forst. Photo: United Nations

Australia lacks adequate protections for human rights defenders and has created "an atmosphere of fear, censorship and retaliation" among activists, according to a United Nations special rapporteur.

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