An old friend of mine – a prominent Melbourne barrister and human rights advocate Len Hartnett – told me the other day that he lives in a state of perpetual disappointment when he thinks of the ALP and human rights. And that condition has not been ameliorated when he observes the ALP’s pathetic lips zipped tight reaction to the oppressive and inhumane treatment of Dr Haneef, and the behavior of the law enforcement apparatus of the State over the past two weeks.