Australia to end human rights hypocrisy
8/8/08
Attorney-General Robert McClelland says Australia will end the “hypocrisy” of lecturing its neighbours on human rights without always setting a good example of its own. The federal government on Thursday issued a standing invitation to the United Nations Human Rights Council to visit Australia to monitor and report on human rights in the country. It is part of a broader move by Labor to re-engage Australia with the UN after a strained relationship between the former Howard government and the international body. The council has a mandate to examine, monitor, advise and publicly report on human rights situations in countries but must receive permission from the nation involved.
See: http://news.theage.com.au/national/australia-to-end-human-rights-hypocrisy-20080808-3rwq.html
Tags: Australia, Human Rights, UN