Tag: Rights
UN enshrines water access as a human right
The United Nations General Assembly has declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right.[MORE]
Police defend using Go Card data for investigations
Queensland police are defending their right to access information stored on Go Cards.[MORE]
Iran 'trying to arrest' stoning woman's lawyer
Iranian opposition groups say police have been trying to execute an arrest warrant on the lawyer of a woman sentenced to be stoned to death.[MORE]
MP seeks ban on burkas in banks
A private member's bill to ban women from wearing a burka in some circumstances in South Australia has been introduced by Independent MP Bob Such.[MORE]
Tribunal seals Mount Coolon Indigenous land use agreement
One of Queensland's largest Indigenous land use agreements has been ratified in the state's north.[MORE]
Time running out for stolen wage claims: QCU
The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) says time is running out for Indigenous people to claim stolen wages.[MORE]
Editor arrested in Rwanda for genocide denial
Rwandan police have arrested a newspaper editor on charges of genocide denial and stirring ethnic hatred less than a month ahead of August's presidential election. Agnes Uwimana was arrested following the publication of an article comparing President Paul Kagame to Hitler, police spokesman Eric Kayiranga said. "There are four charges. They are inciting hatred in public, genocide denial, discrimination and sectarianism. She has been warned several times and she refused to change," he said. Ms Uwimana has already served a one year jail term for inciting ethnic divisions and defamation and two other newspapers are suspended on similar charges. [MORE]
Prisoner wins right to continue IVF treatment
A Victorian prisoner has won the right to continue receiving IVF treatment while she serves out a jail term.[MORE]
Cuba to free some political prisoners
The Communist government in Cuba has announced that it will release more than 50 political prisoners.[MORE]
Court rules native title still covers Pilbara mining leases
The Federal Court has ruled native title will continue to exist over areas covered by mining leases in the Pilbara's Western Desert region.[MORE]
Renewed fight against gold mine expansion
An Aboriginal man fighting a central New South Wales gold mine has launched new legal action.[MORE]
Native title claims 'ignoring traditional owners wishes'
A central Queensland elder says native title claims are taking too long and the wishes of traditional owners are being ignored.[MORE]
Indigenous leaders not sold on native title changes
Indigenous leaders and native title experts have slammed plans to change Australia's native title rules. [MORE]
Historic native title decision looms
A historic decision on Australia's largest native title claim will be made in far north Queensland today.[MORE]
Aboriginal people asked to clarify legal case
The Ngarrindjeri people have been asked by the South Australian Government for a clearer idea of what they see as the legal consequences for SA from what is known as the Letters Patent of 1836.[MORE]
Lawyers file Palm Island discrimination claim
Lawyers have filed a discrimination claim with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission on behalf of a man jailed over the 2004 Palm Island riot. [MORE]
Report warns cells may violate UN guidelines
The Office of Police Integrity (OPI) is warning some Victorian police station cells breach international human rights principles.[MORE]
Kimberley LNG plans hit brick wall
A dispute over Native Title could delay the proposed Kimberley gas hub for years.[MORE]
Anti-bikie laws likened to anti-communist law
South Australia's anti-bikie legislation has been compared with post-World War 2 anti-communism laws in the United States during a High Court hearing in Canberra.[MORE]
UN backs Iran rebuke
The United Nations Human Rights Council has endorsed a statement condemning Iran's violent crackdown on opposition protesters after last year's presidential election.[MORE]
PNG landowners claim laws infringe human rights
A group of Papua New Guinean landowners has launched a legal challenge against environmental legislation claiming it infringes on their human rights.[MORE]
'Emotional' celebrations mark Mabo anniversary
It has been 18 years since the High Court ruling known as the Mabo Judgment was handed down, allowing Indigenous people to have ownership of their land.[MORE]
Sheikh's supporters protest against his deportation
Hundreds of protesters are travelling to Canberra to protest against the deportation of Sheikh Mansour Leghaei. [MORE]
Feminism not to blame for girls gone wild
A female lobby group says feminism cops the blame for everything, after the women's rights movement was blamed for a rise in violence among girls. [MORE]
Fears native title case may hamper remote policing
Western Australian Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has warned a legal challenge of policing on native title land could make remote police stations unworkable.[MORE]
