Human Rights
Amnesty International calls for pressure on Iran over death penalty
In the last 30 years reports of human rights abuses in Iran have been consistent in their documentation of brutality.......
Indigenous communities overlooked in the Garnaut report
Human rights commissioner Tom Calma has accused Professor Garnaut of a grave omission in his draft report on climate change.......
The Dalai Lama’s pre-Olympics visit
The Dalai Lama is back in Australia for the sixth time, ostensibly for meditation workshops but with a good dose......
United States accused of human rights violations in Guam
America has been accused of human rights violations in the pacific. Representatives from Guam say that the military presence on......
Corporate human rights?
The International aid agency Oxfam is calling on the Rudd Government and corporate Australia to adopt a new human rights......
Amnesty International’s human rights report reveals Australia’s shame
Amnesty International’s global human rights report was launched yesterday, marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.......
Branding human rights- how Hollywood is marketing advocacy
Rifling through a magazine, surfing the internet and across all media, we are bombarded by campaigns aiming to raise awareness......
Falun Gong swept away in Olympics preparation
Falun Gong supporters in Australia petitioned the previous government fairly heavily to make some kind of stand to China over......
Are the Olympics increasing the rate of human rights abuses in China?
The Chinese government has put the cost of running this years Olympics games at more than two-point-two billion dollars. But......
Attacks on Psychiatry, an exhibition claims human rights abuse
“Psychiatry: Industry of Death” is an exhibition run by the Citizens Committee for Human Rights, an organization founded by the......