Here are some of the top human rights new stories from the past week -
Attorney-General rules out a Human Rights Act
Op Eds:
A charter of rights is divisive? The vast majority think not, by Frank Brennan
Human Rights Framework: icing without the cake, by Philip Lynch
Human rights reform – an opportunity missed, by Edward Santow
Stance on human rights has everything – except a charter, by Sarah Joseph
Federal Government to re-open Curtin Detention Facility attracts criticism
Australia among the least generous foreign aid donors
UN Human Rights Committee upholds complaint against Australia on Extended Supervision Orders
Prison guards defended over Carl Williams’ death in custody
Rudd accused of shortchanging mental health in the Commonwealth’s national health overhaul
Dole ban is Abbott’s ‘Sarah Palin moment’
Australia pushes net censorship in Washington
