Human Rights
Surviving war: The women of Burma

The women of Burma are facing horrible conditions causing them to flee, becoming refugees with no ...  
Dutton's 'venal' policies turn on closest neighbour —  New Zealand

Deportations of New Zealand citizens accused of crimes in Australia have become commonplace in ...  
Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians

Kevin Bain shares his thoughts on Jayne Persian's book on post WW2 immigration and what we can ...  
Racist dogwhistling over African gangs proves Turnbull is a hollow man

Malcolm Turnbull's claim African crime gangs are terrorising Melbourne is yet another sign of his ...  
Football victory for France reverberates worldwide

Even at the “end of the Earth”, or at least a most far-away point from France, they stayed up ...  
Thai rescue highlights humanity — but not in our leaders

The Thai rescue is a testament to humanity, but our leaders have not planned to rescue 134 chil ...  
JOHN PILGER: Embracing our 'bad stock' convict past

We must recognise and celebrate our Indigenous past and our proud convict past in order to achieve ...  
Dear Vinnies, We need to talk about your CEO Sleepout

Sam Shetler pens an open to letter to the National CEO of St Vincent de Paul, Dr John Falzon, on ...  
Resisting the death penalty: An event with advocate Richard Bourke

Richard Bourke, an Australian lawyer working in the United States on death penalty cases, will be ...  
Disabilities in prison: A horror story in our backyard

Notes for a talk presented to the Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia fundraiser at the Supreme ...  
Punishing the patriots: Australia, bugging and East Timor

The Australian Government has turned a patriotic ASIS agent – and his lawyer – into political ...  
​Canberra Press Gallery black bans Nauru forum coverage (except for News Corp)

The Canberra Press Gallery has announced its members will boycott the Pacific Islands Forum in ...  
Australia's offshore detention program under Turnbull and Dutton: An update

Meanwhile, in Australia's offshore detention camps, the Australian Government continues to perp ...  
It's time for violent men to take accountability

Men who harbour violent tendencies need to channel their energy into more productive areas and own ...  
Fair go! I'll give you class warfare

While the mainstream media tries to stir up socio-economic rivalry, Noely Neate wonders why we ...  
Do unto refugees

As the international refugee crisis worsens, Australia needs to do more to make the situation ...  
Trump gives in to 'compassion' but not Dutton

Being asked to "guard against compassion for refugees" marks a new level of overt state-spo ...  
The concentration camps of Turnbull and Trump

Ripping kids out of the arms of their mothers and putting them in cages is not an aberration — ...  

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