Helen Clark at the Women Deliver conference in Melbourne, where 6,000 people from 189 countries gathered to confront the global rise of authoritarianism, attacks on human rights, war, inequality and the collapse of the international humanitarian system. 
Clark warned that restrictions on free speech and protest are no longer confined to authoritarian states, but are increasingly appearing in democratic societies too. She also spoke about inequality, populism, the erosion of universal human rights, and the need for leaders to act with consistency rather than hypocrisy. 
Women Deliver Conference. Glimmers of hope amid the doom and gloom?
Practitioner researcher in human rights, disability inclusion and gender. Completing PhD at University of Melbourne. Twenty years experience working across agencies like the United Nations, UN Women, World Bank , The University of Melbourne.
