Tag: Rights
Not guilty plea entered for Karadzic
The ICTY entered a plea of not guilty on behalf of Radovan Karadzic to genocide and war crimes.[MORE]
Civil libertarians concerned by Qld's phone tapping move
Civil libertarians are up in arms over moves to give Queensland Police and the CMC police phone-tapping powers. [MORE]
Landmark Brazilian case to define Indians' land rights
The Brazilian Supreme Court has begun hearing a landmark case to define Indians' rights to their land.[MORE]
Karadzic argues for annulment
War crimes-accused Radovan Karadzic has demanded that the UN war crimes court annul his trial over procedural mistakes, threats against him and other lapses, according to a statement made public yesterday.[MORE]
Games puts China's politics under the spotlight
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The Games are over and debate has already begun as to whether they may have changed China.[MORE]
Praise for Games organisation, criticism over rights
China has won praise for organising an impressive Olympics, but rights groups remain critical.[MORE]
British woman jailed for Tibet protest to be freed
A British woman sentenced to 10 days in a Chinese jail for a pro-Tibet protest is to be released early and deported, the British Government has said.[MORE]
Protesters rally against China regime in Sydney
As the Beijing Olympics prepares for the closing ceremony, protesters have gathered in Sydney to highlight what participants say is the oppressive regime of the Chinese Government.[MORE]
Kirby pushes for federal charter of human rights
High Court Judge Justice Michael Kirby has again called for Australia to adopt a charter of human rights.[MORE]
BHP chief sidesteps China criticism
The chief executive of the world's biggest miner and a major sponsor of the Beijing Olympics has refused to buy into criticism of China's human rights and freedom of speech record.[MORE]
Qld Govt urged to boost stolen wages compo
A north Queensland Indigenous rights campaigner has welcomed the State Government's decision to reopen the stolen wages fund, but says the payments are still too small. [MORE]
Bush presses China on religious freedom in visit
US President George W Bush has pressed his case for wider religious freedom in China in frank conversations with the country's communist leaders and by attending a worship service at a Beijing church.[MORE]
Bush prods China on human rights again
US President George W Bush has taken another swipe at China on human rights and religious freedoms, a day before he holds talks with its leaders.[MORE]
Website blocking for your own good, Games chiefs tell Chinese
Olympic Games organisers say their controversial decision to block internet sites was taken to protect Chinese youngsters.[MORE]
Rudd will continue to press China on human rights
The Prime Minister says he will continue to press China on human rights, after a meeting today with the country's Premier in Beijing.[MORE]
Plans to sign UN torture protocol sparks Taser debate
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A decision to sign the Protocol to the UN's Convention Against Torture has reignited the Taser debate. [MORE]
China hits back at Bush on human rights
China says it is opposed to any outside interference in response to US President Bush criticising its human rights record.[MORE]
Another human rights protest in Beijing
As the Olympic Games draw closer, more human rights protests are breaking out in Beijing.[MORE]
Chinese political prisoners 'worse-off' in Games lead-up
A letter from a jailed Chinese dissident to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) claims the treatment of pro-democracy supporters in China has worsened in the lead-up to the Games. [MORE]
Bush chides China on human rights
George W Bush has used some of his bluntest language yet in publicly pressing China to improve its human rights record.[MORE]
Falun Gong's Olympic 'call for justice'
About 100 protesters from the Falun Gong sect have gathered in Sydney's CBD calling for greater scrutiny of China's labour camps during the Olympics.[MORE]
Reforms urged after sex attacks bungle
Civil libertarians are calling for tighter controls on what police can release following a man's wrongful detention.[MORE]
Qld Govt hands back Cape York land to Indigenous owners
The Qld Govt has returned Cape York land in the state's far north to its Indigenous owners.[MORE]
Qld Govt to hand back FNQ land to Indigenous owners
Premier Anna Bligh visiting far north Qld to hand back more than 180,000 hectares of land to traditional owners.[MORE]
Amnesty urges Burma to release 2,000 political prisoners
Twenty years after Burma's military crushed a national pro-democracy uprising, Amnesty International has urged the junta to release more than 2,000 political prisoners it says remain jailed.[MORE]
