Tag: Rights
Equal opportunity laws to change
New anti-discrimination laws are being introduced to the South Australian Parliament today. [MORE]
UN Human Rights Council to probe DR Congo violations
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session this week to probe alleged violations including killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a UN spokesman said.[MORE]
Both DR Congo sides accused of human rights abuse
The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, says both government forces and the rebels they have been fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have committed serious human rights abuses.[MORE]
Vic judge praises Obama position on Guantanamo
A Victorian Supreme Court Justice says he is pleased to hear that US President-elect Barack Obama intends to close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, partly to restore the reputation of the United States.[MORE]
Serious rights abuses committed in DR Congo conflict: UN
Government and rebel armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have committed serious human right abuses including mass killings, rape and torture, according to a new UN report.[MORE]
China dismisses UN report on torture
China has dismissed a UN report on allegations of widespread torture in the country, accusing those who compiled it of using false information.[MORE]
Burmese comedian jailed for 45 years
Burma's most popular comedian has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.[MORE]
Report hints at human rights violations in Russia-Georgia conflict
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Amnesty International says that all parties in the Russia-Georgia conflict may have committed serious violations of human rights.[MORE]
Two steps forward, one step back
As we vote to elect a President that can make our nation just once again, parts of the country take justice from their people.[MORE]
China flags human rights action plan
China is to introduce what it calls a human rights action plan over the next two years. [MORE]
13yo 'adulterer' stoned to death: Amnesty
The human rights group Amnesty International says a girl stoned to death in southern Somalia earlier this week was only 13 years old.[MORE]
Rights group urges Govt to oppose Bali bombers' execution
Civil liberty groups are pressuring the Federal Government to oppose the execution of the Bali bombers.[MORE]
Ex-Guantanamo inmate to lead Al Jazeera watchdog
Al Jazeera television has announced the launch of its own rights watchdog to be headed by its cameraman Sami al-Haj, who spent six years at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay.[MORE]
Lawyer prepares UN case against intervention
An Indigenous leader from central Australia has asked a human rights lawyer to take a case against the federal intervention to the United Nations.[MORE]
Amnesty wants end to Colombian aid
An international rights group says the United States and other countries should halt military aid to Colombia until its army ends human rights abuses that include civilian executions.[MORE]
Leave Wotton case to the courts: Bligh
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has stopped short of defending the Member for Townsville, Mike Reynolds, for his stand on Indigenous rights.[MORE]
Vic women celebrate 100yrs of voting
A celebration is being held today to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote in Victoria.[MORE]
Indigenous groups make Native Title claims
Native Title claims have been made over areas south of Darwin including Litchfield National Park and Tipperary station.[MORE]
Immigration officials who breached rights 'should face action'
A former human rights commissioner says Immigration Department officials who breached human rights under the Howard government need to face disciplinary action. [MORE]
N Korea urged to stop punishing returned asylum-seekers
The UN pointman on North Korean human rights on Thursday urged Pyongyang to stop punishing asylum-seekers returned from abroad and also to end public executions.[MORE]
SA Attorney-General visits Nazi flag flyer
South Australia's Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has ridden his bike, with an Australian flag displayed, to an Adelaide house where the Nazi flag has been on display.[MORE]
Rights group calls for China media freedom extension
International pressure group, Human Rights in China, has called on the Beijing Government to extend the reporting freedoms it has allowed foreign journalists to the domestic Chinese media. [MORE]
Govt approves Native Title changes
The Federal Government has approved changes to the Native Title system that will give the Federal Court the central role in managing claims.[MORE]
Bush Govt 'approved CIA waterboarding'
The administration of US President George W Bush authorised the CIA to waterboard Al Qaeda suspects according to two secret memos issued in 2003 and 2004, The Washington Post has reported.[MORE]
Concern new Qld prisoner laws could breach human rights
Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Susan Booth says she is not happy about new laws designed to stop prisoners making frivolous complaints.[MORE]
