Australia remains rated as ‘narrowed’ by the CIVICUS Monitor in its most recent report in March 2022. Concerns highlighted previously include the continued prosecution of whistle-blowers, the passage of anti-protest laws which are at odds with Australia’s international obligations, and the arrest of climate protesters.

David Mejia-Canales, senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) said: “Australia’s democracy is stronger when people protest on issues they care about. The Malinauskas Government’s new laws are not only anti-protest, but they are also anti-people”.

Read the full report here: https://monitor.civicus.org/explore/australia-anti-protest-laws-arrest-of-protesters-and-prosecution-of-whistleblowers-undermines-civic-freedoms/