Tagged: human rights
Amnesty Report Blasts Australia’s Detention Of Aboriginal People And Asylum Seekers
Australia has come in for a drubbing in Amnesty International’s annual human rights report, with…More
Australia’s Human Rights Community Has Dobbed Us In To The United Nations
A coalition of 190 Non Government Organisations (NGOs) have warned the United Nations that Australia’s…More
20 Years Since Toonen Changed The World
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark UN decision Toonen v Australia, against Tasmania’s…More
How 'Legal' Is A Refugee Riot?
As information slowly seeps out about the appalling violence on Manus Island, human rights defenders…More
Free Assembly Is The Freedom We Need
The students are revolting ha ha, the students are revolting. In London and across the…More
Brandis' Hypocrisy On Human Rights
As you would expect of the new Attorney-General in a recently elected federal government, Senator…More
Journos Need Human Rights Training
The United Nations has recently singled out journalists and media professionals as in need of…More
Bhutan's Refugees Keep Their Heads Above Water
In July I rode the overnight bus to Damak, 16 hours along a corrugated highway…More
Tamil Women 'Forced To Use Birth Control'
An Australian doctor has described as “shocking and alarming" reports that Sri Lankan doctors have forced…More