There are still about 12.3 million people worldwide who work in some form of bonded or forced labour, according to a May 12 International Labour Organisation (ILO) report.
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鈥淚 believe that we must reject torture without equivocation because it does not make us safe, it results in unreliable intelligence, it puts our troops at risk, and it contradicts core American values鈥, US President Barack Obama said while campaigning for the White House in March last year.
Opinion polls in both the Fairfax and Murdoch dailies on May 18-19 show voter support for PM Kevin Rudd has fallen. Rudd, who scored a 74% approval rating in the Fairfax Nielsen poll on March 30, dropped 10 points in the May 18 poll, down to 64%.
Schools and clinics in many Aboriginal homelands and outstations are likely to close under proposed changes announced by the Northern Territory government on May 20.
SYDNEY 鈥 On May 15, the Australia Western Sahara Association (AWSA) organised an event at Leichhardt Town Hall to mark the beginning of the struggle for independence in Western Sahara 36 years ago.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 live in the territories, we cannot throw stones and we cannot participate in the legitimate resistance against occupation鈥, Haneen Zoabi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset (parliament) told 91自拍论坛 Weekly.
鈥淥ur motherland has been completely liberated from separatist terrorism鈥, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in a May 19 鈥渧ictory speech鈥 to parliament. He was referring to the military defeat of the pro-independence Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the Sri Lankan Army.
MELBOURNE 聴 Locals into Victoria聮s Environment organised a 5000-strong protest against the federal government聮s climate change policies on May 17.
鈥淪oldiers, our race salutes you!鈥 state the Sinhala-language slogans on huge placards plastered across Sri Lanka鈥檚 countryside.
Two protesters abseiled from the front of parliament house on May 13 in a dramatic protest against the federal government鈥檚 policies on climate change.
鈥淭he International Peoples鈥 Tribunal of Conscience sat on May 15-16 in Paris to hear testimony about the harmful effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam鈥檚 environment and population鈥, Thanhniemnews.com said on May 20.
British comedian and activist Mark Steel discusses the growing scandal about expenses claimed by British members of parliament in the article published below. The scandal is causing widespread outrage and forced the resignation of House of Commons speaker Michael Martin on May 19 鈥 the first time in 300 years the speaker had been forced out. The scandal has engulfed MPs from the ruling Labour Party and the Conservative opposition. This article was originally published in the British Independent.
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