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Australia’s Piracy on the High Seas

Australia’s Piracy on the High Seas

The protracted debacle that has been this detention at sea has left the human rights reputation of Australia in a shaky state. The piracy and detention of people by Australian officials outside their own territory ra ...

Has Snowden Inadvertently Unmasked the World’s Real Rogue Power?

Has Snowden Inadvertently Unmasked the World’s Real Rogue Power?

His goal: to expose a vast surveillance structure built in the shadows in the post-9/11 years and significantly aimed at Americans. The result has been a global spectacle, as well as a worldwide debate about the spyi ...

Australia’s gutless approach to the genocide in Papua

Australia’s gutless approach to the genocide in Papua

"It is in the interest of the Indonesian military and therefore in Australia’s commercial interests to provoke and prolong conflict in West Papua as well as other areas in the Indonesian archipelago." ...

The Persecution of the Rohingya

The Persecution of the Rohingya

The Rohingya are one of Burma’s most oppressed groups – an enormous statement when one considers the horrendous overall context. ...