UN Committee on Racial Discrimination highly critical of Australia
Written by Julia on September 28, 2010 – 2:43 am -In Auguest 2010 the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination released its Concluding Observations following a review of Australia’s compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The report was highly critical of numerous Australian laws, policies and practices, and found that Australia needs to take urgent measures to address racism and racial discrimination, disadvantage and inequality. The report addressed issues including the Northern Territory Intervention, the suspension of the Racial Discrimination Act, the treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, and the impact of Australia’s counter-terror laws. Emily Howie, Director, Advocacy and Strategic Litigation from the Human Rights Law Resources Centre speaks to DBL about the report, its recommendations and their implications.
Danielle Archer, MoneyHelp Liason Officer at the Consumer Action Law Centre speaks to us about the free financial advice, counselling and debt help services, MoneyHelp.
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Are we spoiling Human Rights? 3 March 2009
Written by alex on March 3, 2009 – 2:01 am -Done By Law talks Carroll Bogert the Associate Director of Human Rights Watch, one of the world’s leading human rights organisations. She oversees the organisation’s external relations and works on strategic advocacy, communications and fundraising. Human Rights Watch has recently released its World Report 2009, an annual review and summary of human rights issues around the globe. The Report calls on states like Australia and the USA to put human rights at the heart of foreign, domestic, and security policy. We also discuss the possibility of a Human Rights Watch office right here in Australia.
Tags: human rights, ICC, racism, Sri Lanka, terrorists, UN
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