Here are some of the top human rights new stories from the past week -
- South Australian Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi calls for the Islamic headdress to be banned: http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/bernardi-calls-for-burqa-ban/story-e6frea8c-1225863347406
- Julia Gillard bows to union pressure and introduces new protections to ensure the take-home pay of workers will not be reduced under the Rudd government’s new streamlined awards: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/employers-angered-by-julia-gillard-protection-of-take-home-pay-rates/story-e6frgczf-1225863325908
- Supreme Court judge orders a speedy trial for a Victorian prisoner seeking IVF treatment: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/04/2889821.htm
- Amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act set to provide stronger discrimination protections for men and women with family responsibilities, including breastfeeding mothers at work, as well as better protection from sexual harassment, says Attorney-General Robert McClelland: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/stronger-discrimination-protections-at-work-for-breastfeeding-mothers/story-e6frg6n6-1225863308124
- Prejudice clearly played a part in the wrongful rape conviction of a young Somali man based on uncorroborated and contaminated DNA evidence, his lawyer says: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/prejudice-in-wrongful-rape-conviction-lawyer-20100506-uer6.html
- Immigration Department’s rejection of 20 asylum seekers, who were among the first to be transferred off Christmas Island to the Darwin detention centre last month, causes anger and despair: http://www.theage.com.au/national/asylum-seeker-shock-over-visa-rejection-20100506-ugyn.html
- The New South Wales Labor government has broken its promise on domestic violence, delivering just half the police officers promised to a specialised unit, state opposition leader Barry O’Farrell says: http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-national/nsw-breaks-domestic-violence-promise-20100507-uh7a.html
- A New South Wales woman who was wrongly jailed for almost a decade claims millions of dollars in compensation from the State Government: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/06/2892038.htm
- The Australian Education Union calls off the proposed boycott of the NAPLAN tests after Julia Gillard agrees to set up a working party to examine student performance data: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/julia-gillard-forced-teachers-to-call-off-boycott/story-e6frg6n6-1225863335500
- Changes made to the industrial award for New South Wales public servants mean women will now get 60 minutes a day to breastfeed their babies: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/03/2888565.htm
