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- UN denies complicity in Congo human rights abuses after leaked report 1 Dec 2009 07:25 GMT
... UN denies complicity in Congo human rights abuses after leaked report The United Nations ... terminated some contracts with US, European and Australian companies in favour of Chinese firms. Following ...
- Pakistani politicians can learn from Australian leaders 1 Dec 2009 06:14 GMT
... unprecedented move more than two weeks ago, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and leader of ... institutions like schools. Most of these gross human rights abuses across Australia, which are said to ...
- NZ supports change to royal-succession rules 1 Dec 2009 00:53 GMT
... / AP Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will give its support to change royal ... raise it with either Mr Key or Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, among the 15 ... at how little time was spent on human rights issues. He would be willing to do ...
- And now for the action 1 Dec 2009 03:35 GMT
... in Port of Spain, it was the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who attempted to ... great and overwhelming challenge of climate change.’ Human rights advocates, hundreds of whom met here in ... For his part the Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, was also upfront in acknowledging ...
- TV host calls singing sensation 'retarded' 1 Dec 2009 08:32 GMT
... December 1, 2009 Wellington - New Zealand's Human Rights Commission said on Tuesday it had received nearly 200 calls after a television host ...
- Tuesday's Letters: Banks are justified in punishing profligacy 1 Dec 2009 06:36 GMT
... know that the health and safety and human rights fanatics would get in the way. From: ... thousands of children who were sent to Australia. I also knew about the cruel treatment ...
- The Commonwealth: Wider still and weaker? 1 Dec 2009 01:42 GMT
... bite, as a promoter of democracy and human rights, or else it might as well shut ... misunderstood everywhere. Only about a third of Australians or Canadians would be “sorry” or “appalled” ...
- Gay marriages will mean a lot 1 Dec 2009 04:31 GMT
... remains to be done on this important human rights issue. The re-definition of marriage as a ... between a man and a woman in Australian law in fact only dates from 2004 ...
- Indonesian carbon trading 'too corrupt' 1 Dec 2009 08:48 GMT
... Australia and other countries should avoid carbon trading ... its forest industry, a new report warns. Human Rights Watch says Indonesian plans for a carbon ...
- [Comment] Lisbon - A constitutional revolution by stealth? 1 Dec 2009 09:37 GMT
... the USA, 19th Century Germany, Switzerland, Canada, Australia. Lisbon would confer a threefold citizenship on ... the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of ...
- Fiji to challenge games ban 1 Dec 2009 01:52 GMT
... inseparable from the values of the association.' Australian foreign minister Stephen Smith said the ban ... an election and return democracy, respect for human rights and respect for the rule of law ...
- Australia has market-forces message for China 30 Nov 2009 14:14 GMT
... Sydney- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arrives in China Wednesday ... that market forces set the prices for Australia's in-demand resources rather than governments. Rudd, who ...
- Australian Armenians hold Advocacy Week each November 30 Nov 2009 09:36 GMT
... on Sunday. The sum will be spent on "alerting the international community to numerous human rights abuses by these two countries and supporting progressive movements standing against illegal acts of ...
- Commonwealth linked to Britain, spans globe 30 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... similar aspirations. * The United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa were the Commonwealth's five ... and include democracy, good governance, respect for human rights and gender equality, the rule of law ...
- Global head of Greenpeace urges Key to Copenhagen 30 Nov 2009 00:50 GMT
... 40% below 1990 levels. This would enable New Zealand to show environmental leadership and protect its ... leaders, including those from the US, UK, Australia, China, Canada and Brazil, that they’re attending ... Executive Director role last month. A life-long human rights activist, Naidoo was active in the anti-apartheid ...
- Paul Henry's 'retard' fallout continues 30 Nov 2009 03:02 GMT
... Special Olympics New Zealand has weighed into the controversy caused by ... public to complain to TVNZ and the Human Rights Commission. The Human Rights Commission was unable ...
- 'Retard' as offensive as racial slurs ' Special Olympics 30 Nov 2009 03:41 GMT
... a racial slur like "nigger", Special Olympics New Zealand says. The organisation had asked the Broadcasting ... public to complain to TVNZ and the Human Rights Commission. The Human Rights Commission was unable ...
- Commonwealth leaders reconstitute CMAG 30 Nov 2009 16:51 GMT
... values of democracy, rule of law and human rights. The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group or CMAG ... is now comprised of foreign ministers from Australia, Bangladesh, Ghana, Jamaica, Maldives, Namibia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and Vanuatu. In a ...
- China - Execution of two dairy processors over contaminated milk 30 Nov 2009 00:30 GMT
... International is calling on Fonterra and the New Zealand Government to condemn the executions of two ... engagement with China to work on improving human rights and particularly labour rights." Ms Taylor said ...
- Commonwealth's contribution invaluable 30 Nov 2009 12:13 GMT
... was established of some eight countries, including Australia, Canada India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan and the United Kingdom. These countries ... economic development, public sector development, human development, human rights, the rule of law, good offices for ...
- Complaints over Paul Henry 'retarded' comments 30 Nov 2009 22:23 GMT
... The Human Rights Commission has received nearly 200 calls after ... Act was breached, she said. Special Olympics New Zealand chairman David Rutherford said yesterday using "retard" ...
- Fiji banned from Commonwealth Games 30 Nov 2009 05:23 GMT
... that make up the Commonwealth - including Australia, Britain, New Zealand and South Africa - "expressed deep concern ... Constitution in April 2009, ongoing restrictions on human rights including freedom of speech and assembly, and ...
- Fijian athletes banned from Delhi games 30 Nov 2009 05:52 GMT
... that make up the Commonwealth - including Australia, Britain, New Zealand and South Africa - 'expressed deep concern ... Constitution in April 2009, ongoing restrictions on human rights including freedom of speech and assembly, and ...
- Commonwealth admits Rwanda, lashes Fiji 30 Nov 2009 02:23 GMT
... their club's commitment to promoting democracy and human rights. The decisions were set out in a ... of significant economic powers, such as Britain, Australia and India, as well as "small and ...
- Buttonholing Money From the Arab States is Most Unhelpful [column] 30 Nov 2009 13:52 GMT
... poor record in issues pertaining promotion of human rights. Before I show a number of misconceived ... (22). Globally, the list is topped by New Zealand (1), Denmark (2) and Singapore (3). At ...
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