Human Rights
Amnesty releases Human Rights report card
Amnesty International today released its yearly report card on how well countries around the globe treat their citizens. It’s called......
Borders protected, but human rights?
One of the big ticket items in last night’s budget was a $4.3 billion dollar national security spending program. $1.2......
Dictator’s horse comes third at the Melbourne Cup
Mourilyan, the horse owned by Chechan dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, has won its owner $420,000. The money will be heading back......
Asia’s first human rights commission
The South- East Asian region will now have a watchdog, as ASEAN has just adopted the framework for Asia’s first......
Human rights group shuts up shop after death of activist
The murder of prominent human rights activist Natalia Estemirova in Chechnya has lead her organisation- Memorial- to close it’s operations......
Shell evades conviction of human rights abuses
Shell has settled out of court for $15.5 million US, over a case involving human rights abuses in Nigeria. Shell......
Anti Chinalco ad uses massacre to try to stop deal
Does a new ad use the front of human rights to cover business and political interests? Although the ad is......
Indigenous Human Rights – Is Australia lagging?
A UN committee has reviewed our compliance to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. In a report......
Shell on trial for human rights abuses in Nigeria
A David and Goliath battle that has raged for over a decade is about to be heard in the American......
Human rights crisis unfolds in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government succeeded this week in wiping out the rebel force, the Tamil Tigers. It’s being hailed a......