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Australia can, and does, ignore human rights abuses : Comments

By Howard Glenn, published 22/4/2005

Howard Glenn argues that in Australia domestic law can overide international human rights standards

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Xena, do you suspect Em is Em Blau perhaps, ie: Mister Rouge in disguise.

Gee the wig and sunglasses really fooled us Col!
Posted by Di, Friday, 6 May 2005 9:49:10 PM
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But our commitment to the UN processes and the international human rights framework is selective, fragile, and touched with sad irony

Pretty much sums it up. The truth is we have very little to no rights, if or when the Australian government turns its own people. For example ASIO is able to hide behind secrecy acts and ignore individuals basic human rights.

http://users.cjb.net/freedom1/asio.doc
Posted by Freedom4all, Thursday, 22 December 2005 10:14:42 PM
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