*Ø* Blogmanac Amnesty slams Australia
At last, some good news for asylum seekers downunder
"Australia has been lashed by global human rights watchdog Amnesty International over tough counter-terrorism laws and the continued detention of asylum seekers.

"In its annual human rights report, released in London, Amnesty criticised the government over plans to give ASIO new interrogation powers which would see people detained for a week without charge ...

"In a pessimistic report, Amnesty said international paranoia about terrorism in the wake of September 11 had seen 50 years of hard-won human rights freedoms rolled back over the last year in 151 countries."

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