the only democracy without human rights
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miriam_eAustralia is the only democracy in the world without human rights protection.
Here we don't have the right to express our opinions, the right to privacy, children's rights, the right to be free from physical and psychological torture or discrimination. Most of us also don't realise that a lot of our everyday concerns like education, health and housing, are actually human rights issues.
That's how our governments have got away with keeping children in detention, with leaving indigenous people without adequate housing, health and education services, and with everyday human rights abuses that take the form of bureaucratic bungles and discrimination. In recent years some states in Australia have given police legal protection to torture us to death.
The good news is that the Government has decided to ask us whether we think human rights are worth protecting. So this is our chance -- the only chance we're likely to get in our lifetime.
Make history. Be a part of GetUp's campaign to protect human rights in Australia.
http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/YourRights
Here we don't have the right to express our opinions, the right to privacy, children's rights, the right to be free from physical and psychological torture or discrimination. Most of us also don't realise that a lot of our everyday concerns like education, health and housing, are actually human rights issues.
That's how our governments have got away with keeping children in detention, with leaving indigenous people without adequate housing, health and education services, and with everyday human rights abuses that take the form of bureaucratic bungles and discrimination. In recent years some states in Australia have given police legal protection to torture us to death.
The good news is that the Government has decided to ask us whether we think human rights are worth protecting. So this is our chance -- the only chance we're likely to get in our lifetime.
Make history. Be a part of GetUp's campaign to protect human rights in Australia.
http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/YourRights
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Date: 2008-12-25 05:50 am (UTC)May your every wish come true.
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Date: 2008-12-25 07:50 am (UTC)Hope you have a great one too. Relax, look at the clouds and birds, listen to sweet music, and enjoy your time.
Very, very best wishes to you.