By Mark Bahnisch on October 14, 2009
As the detention centre on Christmas Island reaches capacity, and Kevin Rudd dashes to Indonesia, you’d be forgiven for thinking some things never change. Reading over a piece from Amnesty International’s Claire Mallinson in The Punch, it would appear that [...]
Posted in Immigration, Politics | Tagged Amnesty International, asylum seekers, boat people, Christmas Island, detention, Immigration, indonesia, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Malaysia, mandatory detention, migration, pacific solution, Phillip Ruddock, refugees, Rudd government |
By Kim on December 11, 2008
Amnesty International has released a video – You Are Powerful – to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UDHR. They’re encouraging its widest possible distribution. Kate Allen explains at Comment is Free. The level of controversy that still surrounds not [...]
Posted in Activism, History, Law, Philosophy, Sociology | Tagged Activism, Amnesty International, andrew bartlett, bill of rights, charter of rights, common law, Frank Brennan, human rights, John Howard, jurisprudence, political philosophy, Rudd government, UDHR, United Nations, universal declaration of human rights |
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