Violence Is A Means And An End
Mark Danner has some unusual characteristics for a mainstream US journalist. He has published in…More
Tagged: human rights
Migrants With Disabilities 'Cost' Too Much
I have the clearest memory of visiting the Immigration Museum in Melbourne when I was…More
Does International Law Matter On Remote Communities?
"Sanctimonious claptrap", "Armchair critic", "UN meddling", "theoretical but not practical". These are some of the…More
Did Australia Know Habib Was Being Tortured?
Sometime in early November 2001, a terrified and confused Australian man named Mamdouh Habib was…More
In The Shadows Of East Timor's Independence Celebrations
On the 10th anniversary of East Timor’s vote for independence last month, the new nation’s…More
Our Terror Laws Are Being Tested
Terrorism strikes at the heart of some of our most basic human rights and undermines…More
Greg Sheridan's Fake Tears
The Australian’s Greg Sheridan attacked what he called the "West’s hypocrites" the other day, for…More
Don't Let Them Kill The Bill
It was all so predictable. On 15 June, the final day of submissions to the…More
Forgetting Tank Man Costs China Dearly
Last night two friends and I were turned back as we tried to get into…More
The Day China's Heart Froze
"His head was heavily damaged, so we wanted someone to perform cosmetic work. But it…More