Comments for Right Now Inc. http://rightnow.org.au Fri, 18 May 2012 06:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on R2P, Famine and Secret Documents: Remembering East Timor by GPJA #425: Post-budget protests next week « GPJA's Blog http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/r2p-famine-and-secret-documents-remembering-east-timor/#comment-1357 GPJA #425: Post-budget protests next week « GPJA's Blog Fri, 18 May 2012 06:09:57 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4441#comment-1357 [...] R2P, Famine and Secret Documents: Remembering East Timor http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/r2p-famine-and-secret-documents-remembering-east-timor/ [...] [...] R2P, Famine and Secret Documents: Remembering East Timor http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/r2p-famine-and-secret-documents-remembering-east-timor/ [...]

]]> Comment on Racism exists in Australia – are we doing enough to address it? by Thong Huynh http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/racism-exists-in-australia-%e2%80%93-are-we-doing-enough-to-address-it/#comment-1355 Thong Huynh Wed, 16 May 2012 21:22:39 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=3758#comment-1355 "Destructive social engineering" of Australia is "Job for the boys" but only "white boy", Asian Out now is Asian r Acceptable but "quota" need applies. Factories work is reserved for "ethnic In do-Chinese" however we assist them by given assistance in the form of "Equal Opportunity- but not wages". That the Australian Fair way of your crying foul in comparison with the other side of the globe, at least these countries are prepared to accept there are "Hate-Crime" and "Haters" in a multicultural environment always. Age of reckoning mate, Seek the Lord and you shall find. God bless us. “Destructive social engineering” of Australia is “Job for the boys” but only “white boy”, Asian Out now is Asian r Acceptable but “quota” need applies. Factories work is reserved for “ethnic In do-Chinese” however we assist them by given assistance in the form of “Equal Opportunity- but not wages”. That the Australian Fair way of your crying foul in comparison with the other side of the globe, at least these countries are prepared to accept there are “Hate-Crime” and “Haters” in a multicultural environment always. Age of reckoning mate, Seek the Lord and you shall find. God bless us.

]]> Comment on R2P, Famine and Secret Documents: Remembering East Timor by Marilyn http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/r2p-famine-and-secret-documents-remembering-east-timor/#comment-1350 Marilyn Tue, 15 May 2012 10:48:23 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4441#comment-1350 Downer also wrote a column about ethics in parliament - I think he is practising for his new role as a stand up comic. Downer also wrote a column about ethics in parliament – I think he is practising for his new role as a stand up comic.

]]> Comment on Racism exists in Australia – are we doing enough to address it? by Thong Huynh http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/racism-exists-in-australia-%e2%80%93-are-we-doing-enough-to-address-it/#comment-1348 Thong Huynh Mon, 14 May 2012 15:28:20 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=3758#comment-1348 Frivolous and vexatious are her and their excuses to reject any complaint on the basis of your race v Anglo Australian (White Fellas). I have my own experience about this group, matter of time theirs BS about protect and advocate for person of skin color other than white will be testimony for what Dr. Szoke. Remembering my case : Thong Huynh v Australian Automotive Air. What your VIC HR and EO call it so then glorify the many flags of now defunct AAA are so convincing to your group that I must be a "No Case to Answer" Matter now your Over-Nite reform of your belief are "Nothing more of your corrupt-ideology" for Lip Service for your Anglo Australian quarter. Live to tell Dear Doctor. Frivolous and vexatious are her and their excuses to reject any complaint on the basis of your race v Anglo Australian (White Fellas). I have my own experience about this group, matter of time theirs BS about protect and advocate for person of skin color other than white will be testimony for what Dr. Szoke. Remembering my case : Thong Huynh v Australian Automotive Air. What your VIC HR and EO call it so then glorify the many flags of now defunct AAA are so convincing to your group that I must be a “No Case to Answer” Matter now your Over-Nite reform of your belief are “Nothing more of your corrupt-ideology” for Lip Service for your Anglo Australian quarter. Live to tell Dear Doctor.

]]> Comment on R2P, Famine and Secret Documents: Remembering East Timor by Andrew (Andy) Alcock http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/r2p-famine-and-secret-documents-remembering-east-timor/#comment-1346 Andrew (Andy) Alcock Mon, 14 May 2012 06:47:35 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4441#comment-1346 Hi Clinton How are you? This is an excellent essay and shows the hypocrisy of successive Australian governments during the occupation of East Timor. In today's Adelaide paper, The Advertiser, Alexander Downer, in his weekly column, pours scorn on those who want to cut Australia's military budget. His argument for the retention of current military spending includes problems in the region like the Bali bombings, West Papua, Acheh and East Timor! He completely omits to refer to the military expenditure to support the US caused wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nor does he mention the role of the TNI in the problems in Timor, West Papua and Acheh and the fact that Australian governments have given the TNI so much aid during the time that it was committing genocide in these countries. These are very interesting omissions. Thank you for your great contribution to improve Australia's role in the areas of human rights and principled international relations. Warm regards Andy Alcock Information Officer AUSTRALIA EAST TIMOR FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION SA INC PO Box 240, GOODWOOD SA 5034 AUSTRALIA Hi Clinton

How are you?

This is an excellent essay and shows the hypocrisy of successive Australian governments during the occupation of East Timor.

In today’s Adelaide paper, The Advertiser, Alexander Downer, in his weekly column, pours scorn on those who want to cut Australia’s military budget. His argument for the retention of current military spending includes problems in the region like the Bali bombings, West Papua, Acheh and East Timor!

He completely omits to refer to the military expenditure to support the US caused wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nor does he mention the role of the TNI in the problems in Timor, West Papua and Acheh and the fact that Australian governments have given the TNI so much aid during the time that it was committing genocide in these countries.

These are very interesting omissions.

Thank you for your great contribution to improve Australia’s role in the areas of human rights and principled international relations.

Warm regards

Andy Alcock

Information Officer
AUSTRALIA EAST TIMOR FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION SA INC
PO Box 240, GOODWOOD SA 5034 AUSTRALIA

]]> Comment on Unraveling the Mystery of People Smuggling Networks by Marilyn http://rightnow.org.au/topics/unraveling-the-mystery-of-people-smuggling-networks/#comment-1339 Marilyn Sat, 12 May 2012 19:29:30 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4331#comment-1339 Under international laws accepted by Australia it has precisely zero to do with people smuggling. Under international laws accepted by Australia it has precisely zero to do with people smuggling.

]]> Comment on Just Joking? Taking Comedy Seriously by Anna McNaughton http://rightnow.org.au/artwork/just-joking-taking-comedy-seriously/#comment-1336 Anna McNaughton Fri, 11 May 2012 04:22:41 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4353#comment-1336 Great article. Really interesting especially ideas that jokes tend to always come at the expensive of someone else, and that humour may help people deal with pain / oppression. And I never thought about minority humour working to maintain sterotypes. But your 'just a joke' idea that it downplays the role of comedy as a social critique - I mean while this is true....not all comedy is a social critique. I mean some of the best comedy I've been too and the jokes I've laughed loudest and hardest too are ones that make no social comment (quite the opposite in fact) and that I would never be able to repeat in polite company! And what do you think about the idea that being able to laugh at racist / sexist jokes is one way of reclaiming power over the subject. i.e. African Americans reclaiming the word n*gger. By reclaiming the word, removing the negative conitations, and inserting their own meaning, the word means a completely different thing now-a-day. Is racist / sexist jokes not one way we can reclaim power over these issues? I don't know. Maybe I'm trying to justify why I laugh at taboo jokes : ) Great article. Really interesting especially ideas that jokes tend to always come at the expensive of someone else, and that humour may help people deal with pain / oppression.
And I never thought about minority humour working to maintain sterotypes.

But your ‘just a joke’ idea that it downplays the role of comedy as a social critique – I mean while this is true….not all comedy is a social critique.
I mean some of the best comedy I’ve been too and the jokes I’ve laughed loudest and hardest too are ones that make no social comment (quite the opposite in fact) and that I would never be able to repeat in polite company!

And what do you think about the idea that being able to laugh at racist / sexist jokes is one way of reclaiming power over the subject. i.e. African Americans reclaiming the word n*gger. By reclaiming the word, removing the negative conitations, and inserting their own meaning, the word means a completely different thing now-a-day. Is racist / sexist jokes not one way we can reclaim power over these issues?

I don’t know. Maybe I’m trying to justify why I laugh at taboo jokes : )

]]> Comment on Clothing and Punishment: Cultural Rights in Australia by S(r)ambo http://rightnow.org.au/writing-cat/article/clothing-and-punishment-cultural-rights-in-australia/#comment-1335 S(r)ambo Fri, 11 May 2012 00:11:31 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4324#comment-1335 If you compare Aboriginal inprisonment rates to the way non Aboriginals are sentenced it becomes hard to determine the effectivness of modern law systems, when people like ben cousins and matt newton (repeat offenders) are always escaping prison only to offend again but prison is the first option for Aboriginals the system seems flawed, need a consistent law system before we.can determine its effectiveness If you compare Aboriginal inprisonment rates to the way non Aboriginals are sentenced it becomes hard to determine the effectivness of modern law systems, when people like ben cousins and matt newton (repeat offenders) are always escaping prison only to offend again but prison is the first option for Aboriginals the system seems flawed, need a consistent law system before we.can determine its effectiveness

]]> Comment on THIS WEEKS HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS by Andre Dao http://rightnow.org.au/news-article/this-weeks-human-rights-news-22/#comment-1329 Andre Dao Sun, 06 May 2012 07:06:27 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4188#comment-1329 Hi Cam, thanks for pointing out the error. The report has been amended accordingly. Hi Cam, thanks for pointing out the error. The report has been amended accordingly.

]]> Comment on THIS WEEKS HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS by Cam http://rightnow.org.au/news-article/this-weeks-human-rights-news-22/#comment-1327 Cam Sun, 06 May 2012 04:37:28 +0000 http://rightnow.org.au/?p=4188#comment-1327 Hi Couldn't help noticing an error in your reporting on the Nystrom case - it was not the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who ruled that the deportation amounted to a violation of his human rights, but the Human Rights Committee (which lies within the portfolio of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, not the UNHCR). The UNHCR and the Human Rights Committee are entirely different bodies, with different functions, administering different international treaties - the mandate of the UNHCR relates to the Refugees Convention and Protocol (a narrow field of human rights law, which has nothing at all to do with Nystrom's case), whereas the role of the Human Rights Committee is to monitor implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and to hear individual complaints made under the First Optional Protocol: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/index.htm Apologies if this seems pedantic, but might be worth correcting your report to avoid confusion for readers. Cheers CM Hi

Couldn’t help noticing an error in your reporting on the Nystrom case – it was not the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) who ruled that the deportation amounted to a violation of his human rights, but the Human Rights Committee (which lies within the portfolio of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, not the UNHCR). The UNHCR and the Human Rights Committee are entirely different bodies, with different functions, administering different international treaties – the mandate of the UNHCR relates to the Refugees Convention and Protocol (a narrow field of human rights law, which has nothing at all to do with Nystrom’s case), whereas the role of the Human Rights Committee is to monitor implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and to hear individual complaints made under the First Optional Protocol: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/index.htm

Apologies if this seems pedantic, but might be worth correcting your report to avoid confusion for readers.

Cheers
CM

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