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.
Human rights
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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.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
A little tit for tat … Bring out a booklet … The Daily Reality Check … The Pick of this Morning’s Political Coverage …
Why do Aboriginal people have to give up rights for services?
I don’t support the NT intervention, and I happen to think that Mal Brough is an all-singing, all-dancing clown. But I do think Aboriginal kiddies in the central desert finally getting access to a basic health check is a good thing. And I think it’s great that some Aboriginal communities are, for the first time in their history, seeing a full-time police presence.
Lex Lasry gets nod from the ALP
What will the media do? One of their favourite legal commentators, Melbourne barrister Lex Lasry was appointed to the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday, writes Greg Barns.
Human rights for pharmaceutical companies?
It is not often we see human rights and pharmaceutical companies in the same sentence except with the word “breach” somewhere in between, so it is fascinating to note that the UN is drafting human rights guidelines for access to medicines.
