Essay: Australia’s national anti-corruption agency arrives. Will it stand the test of time?
AJ BROWN, professor of public policy and law at Griffith University’s Centre for Governance & Public Policy, looks at how the new National Anti-Corruption Commission measures up to expectations, including international standards…
UK tribunal to hear witnesses on China genocide accusations
London, UKAP An independent tribunal in Britain aiming to establish whether the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region constitute genocide is expected to hear dozens of witness testimonies when it holds its first public hearing in London in May. Organiser Nick Vetch said on Thursday an eight-member […]
New Zealand public hearings highlight dark history of child abuse
Wellington, New ZealandReuters Public hearings in New Zealand on abuse of young people in state and faith-based care have exposed a horrific history of neglect and exploitation as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern seeks to make the country the best place in the world to be a child. Ardern last year announced a Royal Commission of […]