Human Rights
CHOGM about to put Sri Lanka in spotlight
Two Australian journalists are reportedly being deported from Sri Lanka today after attending a human rights meeting in Colombo. The......
Global rights watchdog says Abbott is giving ‘green light’ to Indonesia
Three West Papuan activists who occupied Australia’s consulate in Bali say that staff threatened to call Indonesian authorities if they......
World Sexual Health Day 2013: Own your sexual rights!
While sex can still be an anxiety ridden topic for some people to talk about, the 3rd annual World Sexual......
West Papuan Freedom Flotilla sets off
Reports that the Indonesian military has been ordered to be prepared to intercept the Freedom Flotilla heading from Australia to......
Human rights struggle in Sri Lanka
A Human Rights Watch report into allegations of rape and sexual assault in Sri Lankan detention centres has highlighted conflict......
New national anti-slavery laws may be in place before the week’s end
The Senate is set to consider a new laws which will criminalize slavery and people trafficking. The amendments will make......
Amelia Kunoth-Monks following in her grandmother’s footsteps
Aboriginal Elder Rosalie Kunoth-Monks is known to be one of the feistiest warriors against the Northern Territory Intervention. She was......
UN human rights committee to decide on mandatory sentencing
An Indonesian fisherman who is imprisoned in Australia under mandatory sentencing for people smuggling has launched the first international case......
Govt ignores own human rights committee to trim sole parent payments
Some single parents receiving government assistance will be slugged with a $50 a week cut in their payments, after a......
US to sell more arms to Bahrain despite ongoing human rights abuses
The United States has decided to increase the scope of its arms sales to Bahrain, despite Amnesty International declaring that......