Henry Thiagaraj gave the following speech at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna in June.
It is in achieving the supreme goal of "all human rights for all" that we bring to the attention of this august body the plight of the 250
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The ugly logic of enterprise bargaining
It appears that the Keating government is about to strike a new deal with the ACTU to allow enterprise bargains to be stitched together without unions. At present the Industrial Relations Commission can
By Norm Dixon
SYDNEY — Popo Molefe, a member of the National Working Committee of the African National Congress National Executive Committee and head of the ANC's Election Commission, addressed a meeting of ANC supporters on August 5. He
Police state powers in PNG
Continued from page 32.
Giving police more repressive powers will not solve the "law and order problem", Brunton added. "The police have very little credibility in PNG because they illegally raid villages, they
By Sean Malloy
Palestinian academic, Dr Ilham Abu Ghazaleh, toured Australia recently for the United Church, speaking on a range of issues relating to the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank by Israel. A linguistics professor at Jerusalem's
By Greg Adamson
CANBERRA — A fake Public Service Union (PSU) campaign over job security has focussed attention on dubious dealings in the ACT branch of the Labor Party.
The PSU executive cried foul in the employment of former Trades and
By Pip Hinman
Environmentalists have cautiously welcomed the findings of "Future Reaction", the Commonwealth's Research Reactor Review released on August 5. Greenpeace's Ben Pearson said that the review's findings reaffirm the safety,
Pocket-sized legal advice
Activists Rights Handbook
By the Activist's Defence Network
Reviewed by Karen Fredericks
Most of the time a political action committee needs a lawyer like Madonna needs more publicity. The presence of a
Connections: The Spirit of Crazy Horse
SBS TV
Thursday, August 19, 8.30 p.m. (8.00 Adelaide)
Reviewed by Ignatius Kim
To understand a people, one must understand their origins, says a Lakota activist interviewed in this moving
My World — South African exile Paul Thusi presents his weekly program on Sydney's Radio Skid Row (2RSR 88.9). Paul keeps the African community, and others interested in Africa, up to date with the latest news from the African continent and the
By Will Firth
BERLIN — This city is one of seven in the running to host the 27th Olympic Games. In the last several years Berlin's Senat (local government) and a number of corporations have made major investments in support of the city's
Face to face with Fidel Castro
Interview with Tomás Borge
Ocean Press, 181pp. $19.95
Reviewed by Sean Malloy
Why do so many people interview Fidel Castro? Beatriz Pagés, Gianni Min, Frei Betto, Tomás Borge, Maria
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