Hostage diplomacy and arbitrary detention in secret prisons are among the most heinous facets of the Chinese party state’s governance. In Cheng Lei: A Memoir of Freedom, an Australian journalist of Chinese extraction tells her …
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The often tireless efforts of officials in Australia and around the world to secure the release of their citizens detained arbitrarily have yielded mixed results. This malign practice by autocratic regimes continues. The patchy outcomes …
The following is an edited summary of introductory remarks made to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) today by ASPI executive director Justin Bassi, the head of ASPI’s counter terrorism program, John …
On 15 February, Canada launched the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations, a global initiative that aims to raise awareness and stop the practice of arbitrary detention. The Strategist’s Brendan Nicholson speaks with Margaret …
On 15 February, Canada launched the ‘Declaration against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations’. The statement was endorsed by 59 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. While the declaration …