Human Rights

NEWSFLASH: Victoria's controversial euthanasia bill passes Lower House

After a marathon all-night sitting of Parliament, Victoria's contentious right-to-die legislation is one step closer to becoming law today. 
Paul KeatingVictoriaeuthanasia
#MeToo? The hard truth men must face

Men must confront the facts: too many women are victims of sexual violence and the vast majority of their attackers are men known to them. 
Jonathon Irelandsexual violencerape
Turning our back on the Rohingya genocide: ‘But this is so un-Australian!'

The Turnbull Government has refused to condemn the horrific humans rights abuses by the Burmese military against the Rohingyar people. 
M. Adil KhanTurnbull GovernmentJulie Bishop
Nothing learnt: Balfour and Britain's generosity with other people's lands

On November 2, the UK will unapologetically celebrate 100 years since the Balfour Declaration — in which it began the process of stealing away the Palest [...] 
Arthur BalfourSykes-Picot AgreementArthur Balfour
Festival of the Dead looms for Manus Island refugees

Manus Island refugees fear a date with death on Halloween, the date the detention centre is set to close. 
Jane SalmonManus IslandManus Regional Processing Centre
Pine Gap FOI bombshell: Australia has 'full knowledge and concurrence'

New FOI documents appear to show Australia has full knowledge of US activities at Pine Gap, which may have serious ramifications for the nation. 
Kellie TranterPine GapFOI
Marriage equality on the streets of Randwick: Is this the way it will go?

Unintentional eavesdropper Lee Duffield tunes in to some opinion-formation about same sex marriage in the streets of Sydney. 
Lee Duffield#SSMmarriage equality
Support marriage equality? Yes. We do!

Independent Australia strongly supports marriage equality — as we support justice, fairness, equity and equality in all things. Contributing editor-at-large [...] 
Tess Lawrencemarriage equalitysame sex marriage
QCCL: Australia's new terror laws take away everyone's rights

Queensland Council of Civil Liberties says new national drivers licence database and police powers to detain terrorism suspects without charge for two weeks [...] 
QCCLMichael Copesurveillance
Gaoling children: Australia’s latest method of 'keeping people safe'

The Turnbull Government, with the eager support of the state premiers, is marching us towards becoming a police state, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. 
Binoy KampmarkMark McGowanterror laws

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