Why is no one in the international community doing anything decisive to meet the challenges to human rights and humanitarian law from the bloody end to Sri Lanka’s civil war? asks Jake Lynch, director, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney.
Human Rights Watch
Australia rolls out the welcome mat for war criminal retirees
If Canberra fails to take its global responsibilities seriously, another chapter will be added to the already dismal history Australia has of allowing sanctuary to killers, brutes and generals.
Founder of Human Rights Watch slams its Middle East strategy
Human Rights Watch founder Robert L. Bernstein has come out with a surprise attack against his former NGO, accusing them of completely ignoring other oppressed Middle East countries in favour of blasting Israel continuously.
Gays under attack in Iraq
Gays are being targeted in Iraq, with increased attacks and killings on suspected gay or even effeminate men. Human Rights Watch say Iraqi police and security forces are doing little to stop the violence.
Afghan War update: civilian assassinations, warlords and napalm-like substances
Just when you think the war in Afghanistan can’t become any more obscene, it suddenly does.
The continuing horror in Sri Lanka
It is very hard for the international community to effectively intervene in this calamitous situation, but that’s no reason for barely trying at all, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Why “Just Say No” to people smugglers won’t work
If you were a Tamil in that situation, facing – at best – life in a barbed wire camp, how would you respond to someone offering you a place on a boat?
Tragedy in Afghanistan: just what do we hope to achieve?
The tragic death of an Australian soldier brings a forgotten conflict back into our newspapers, writes Jeff Sparrow.
