Here’s wishing all of you a Happy Human Rights Day 2011, a day when we celebrate our birthright as free and equal human beings.

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A major bombshell from the Australian High Court: It’s not on to treat human beings as commodities that can be bartered, especially because Malaysia does not provide protection for the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers under its domestic or international law. Continue reading »

 

Australia’s House of Representatives this morning passed a motion condemning the Australian federal government over its plan to send 800 asylum seekers to Malaysia. It is the first time after a long while that both Houses of Parliament have condemned a government policy decision. Continue reading »