“Unlock the Camps” has been the call of Sri Lankan Tamils on demonstrations I attended in Auckland and Wellington recently. It is horrendous that 300,000 Tamils are still detained in camps in northern Sri Lanka. The response of the world community has been pathetic, given the scale of suffering.
According to Jon Stephenson in this morning’s Sunday Star-Times the SAS soldiers realise they are in for a tougher time in Afghanistan this time around. Read More
The German Greens are very happy with yesterday’s election result, with their vote rising from 8.1% in 2005 to 10.5%. Interesting, while the Green vote Read More
Congratulations on Abraham Alawi for speaking out about being repeatedly singled out and searched by Customs when returning from overseas. This is a common complaint Read More
We are all mourning those who were tragically killed in Samoa and Tonga by Wednesday’s tsunami. The disaster has touched so many families in Samoa Read More
Human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer will visit New Zealand from October 12 to 15 and will be hosted by Green Party MP Keith Locke. She will be speaking at public meetings, visiting Parliament to meet MPs, and talking with other interested people and organisations.
The Head of State Referenda Bill - pulled today from the Parliamentary Private Members’ bill ballot - will hopefully spark a national debate on our constitutional future, said Green MP Keith Locke.