Human Rights
Human rights groups urge caution on celebration of Burma’s reforms
There have been celebrations in Burma after Aung San Suu Kyi and her pro-democracy party appeared to have cleaned up......
The result of a decade: ICC guilty verdict
The International Criminal Court today reached its first ever decision, ten years after it was set up. Thomas Lubanga was found......
Bahraini’s demand human rights on anniversary of uprising
Today marks one year since the pro-democracy movement began in Bahrain. And little has changed since last year, when thousands......
Human Rights Commission warns government on Manus Island
The government’s own human rights body has warned against the plan to send asylum seekers to Manus Island, cliaming it......
Fiji Women’s Meet – police shutdown
A raid on a Fiji Women’s rights group has drawn attention to the plight of human rights advocacy groups under......
China under pressure to patch up human rights policy
The unrest across North Africa and the Middle East has left leaders around the world nervous and worrying who will......
Will children be returning to detention in higher numbers?
Human Rights activists have called on Julia Gillard to keep her promise on getting children out of Australia’s detention centres.......
Alice Springs ad before the Human Rights Commission
On Thursday the third of March, residents of Alice Springs launched a complaint with the Human Rights Commission against a......
A call for human rights to be reinstated in NSW prisons
In 2011 the people of NSW will decide who will govern the state for the next four years. Tonight, in......
Military exercises raise questions on human rights
The largest multinational military exercise to take place in Asia this year is underway in Cambodia. The Global Peace Operations......