A lot of people have stopped believing in Israel, writes Guy Rundle.
Human rights
Essay: Zimbabwe’s prisons are death traps
Zimbabwe's prisoners are suffering untold horrors in Zimbabwe's jails, writes the Sokwanele newletter from Harare.
Getting serious about international justice
There has been little sign from the Rudd government that it accords much priority to international human rights, writes Charles Richardson.
Australia’s human rights record under attack
Australia’s human rights record has come under scrutiny by the international watchdog, writes Dan Ziffer.
Brennan says Victoria’s rights charter is wrong; should we be worried?
Is Frank Brennan the right person to be heading Kevin Rudd’s national consultation on a charter of rights? Asks Greg Barns.
Turkey another wild card in the Middle East
In an already unstable region, Kurdish rights represent another wild card, writes Charles Richardson.
An infuriated Justice Kirby’s last day in court
Is it any wonder that Michael Kirby should excoriate the conservatism of his colleagues as he did yesterday in the NT Intervention case? Asks Greg Barns.
Richard Falk reports to the UN Human Rights Council
United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, has presented a stinging report concerning Israeli behaviour, writes Stephen Keim.
Is Israel committing war crimes?
Israel has a poor recent track record when it comes to ensuring its actions are compatible with international human rights standards, writes Greg Barns.
Bill of rights debate: Scare mongers vs self-loathing liberals
The best way to protect rights is to prevent laws that breach them in the first place, writes Bernard Keane.
Victorian Court of Appeal hands a victory for privacy
Yesterday, the Victorian Court of Appeal confirmed its growing reputation as being Australia’s most human rights oriented court, writes Greg Barns.
Furphies rise to greet the bill of rights
Conservatives are working up the mother of all scare campaigns against the idea that Australia should protect human rights through law, writes Greg Barns.
Hannah’s heart: a question of autonomy
Hannah Jones’ case in the UK raises numerous points of debate in medical ethics, the most prominent of which is the place of the state in the decisions citizens make about their lives, and deaths, writes Michael Robertson and Ian Kerridge.
NT intervention: Aboriginal Australians take their case to the UN
It is not surprising that Aboriginal Australians who have been denied justice in Australia will now embark upon a complaint to the United Nations in order to achieve change, writes George Newhouse.
A UN declaration: Did you hear the one about…
There’s a very real chance that Rudd addressing the UN might lead to the spawning of a cruel international joke, writes Chris Graham.
Hitchens’ tortured pursuit of the truth
Christopher Hitchens undergoes waterboarding for the sake of journalism … and declares it torture.
The dangers of blogging for democracy
Internet censorship has become a key global concern, writes Antony Loewenstein.
Waiting for Albrechtsen’s mea culpa to Canada
I was expecting a big mea culpa from Janet Albrechtsen now that the Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint made by an Islamic group, writes Greg Barnes. No luck.
SA talks tough on prisons; contravenes UN Convention
Recent comments about prisons and prisoners by the SA government show a clear intention to flout its obligations under UN connections on human rights, writes Greg Barns.
South Australia: The Authoritarian State
The South Australian government’s new serious crimes bill could have been lifted straight from the statute books of any number of authoritarian regimes dotted around the globe, writes Greg Barns.
Mental health a casualty in Long Bay hospital’s lockdown
Patients in the jail hospital will soon get only seven hours of freedom, writes Greg Barns.
Mungo: Tibet against China won’t change a thing
The international community should use every legitimate means to bring this about, starting with a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. If only it was so simple, writes Mungo MacCallum.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
What will we do when the Olympic torch comes to Australia?
Stephen Keim: Fair trials get a boost in the “war on terror”
In the light of the way prison authorities appear to have taken upon themselves a frontline role in the “war on terror”, a Maundy Thursday ruling is a very welcome step, writes Brisbane barrister Stephen Keim.
Trouble in Shangri La: The latest on Tibet
See images of the protests here … China terrorizes Tibet … Tibet protests escalate … On modern China … Neighbourly complicity in Tibet crackdown … Tibet protests escalate.
