Asylum Seekers A Wicked Problem
Another lost boat. More lost lives. Another round of calls for "compromise" and "bipartisanship" on…More
Tagged: human rights
Strong Dissent Assange's Final Hope
Julian Assange has lost his extradition appeal in the UK Supreme Court, but is seeking…More
Australia's Soldier For Peace
An Australian forward artillery observer, one of the most exposed men on the front lines,…More
How We Changed Our Tune On Tibet
Tibet, for too long confined by China commentators to the "too hard basket", is back…More
Iranian Human Rights Activist Jailed
Prominent Iranian human rights activist, Narges Mohammadi, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail…More
We're Lagging On Human Rights
More than a year has passed since the Federal Government officially bypassed the National Human…More
No One Fooled By PM's Human Rights Bluster
Having just returned from four years living in China I can’t help but look at…More
What Is A 'Framework' And How Does It Protect Rights?
Last week, federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland launched the Government’s Human Rights Framework. This was not…More
Has Life In Sri Lanka Really Normalised?
Political alarm over the spike in boat people arrivals last week prompted the Rudd Government’s…More
Don't Mention The War
As Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono accepted an honorary award from the Governor-General yesterday for…More