NT intervention

WGAR News: Will they be heard? - independent report on NT Intervention "consultations" (29 Nov 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Will they be heard? - independent report on NT Intervention "consultations"
Alice Springs Aboriginal Town Camps Court ruling

WILL THEY BE HEARD? - INDEPENDENT REPORT ON NT INTERVENTION "CONSULTATIONS":

- Report

Will they be heard? - a response to the NTER Consultations - June to August 2009
Introduction by the Hon Alastair Nicholson AO RFD QC
Prepared by Alastair Nicholson, Larissa Behrendt, Alison Vivian, Nicole Watson and Michele Harris

WGAR News: Visit to Australia by Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan (21 Nov 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Visit to Australia by Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan
Government progress report on the NT Intervention
Upcoming NT Intervention Protests
Other NT Intervention Articles
Other Aboriginal Articles

VISIT TO AUSTRALIA BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY GENERAL IRENE KHAN:

- News

National Indigenous Times:
Indigenous poverty as 'morally outrageous' as torture: Amnesty head
http://www.nit.com.au/story.aspx?id=19020

WGAR News: Reinstating the RDA (Racial Discrimination Act) (26 Oct 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Reinstating the RDA (Racial Discrimination Act)
Other NT Intervention Articles
Other Aboriginal Articles

REINSTATING THE RDA (RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT):

Indymedia Australia:
Racial Discrimination Act to be restored for Northern Territory Aborigines
http://indymedia.org.au/2009/10/15/racial-discrimination-act-to-be-resto...

Friends of the Earth Anti-Nuclear Community BBQ at Batman Park - 24 October

Alongside the 350.org actions yesterday, FoE's Anti-Nuclear and Clean Energy (ACE) campaign held a
community bbq in Batman Park, in the centre of the electorate of pro-nuclear and pro-coal Federal Energy Minister Martin "He might be from Batman, but he ain't no superhero!" Ferguson ...

Geography: 

WGAR News: Reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) (21 Oct 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act (RDA)
NT Intervention articles
Other Aboriginal articles

REINSTATEMENT OF THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT (RDA)

- Urgent Action

Amnesty International Australia - Working to Protect Human Rights:
No conditions, no excuses Mr Rudd
http://www.amnesty.org.au/action/action/21865/

Geography: 

WGAR News: Northern Territory Intervention into Aboriginal communities (17 Oct 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
NT Intervention articles
Other Aboriginal articles

NT INTERVENTION ARTICLES:

- Background on the Northern Territory Intervention

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Northern Territory National Emergency Response
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_intervention

interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com
stoptheintervention.org
rollbacktheintervention.wordpress.com
wgar.info

- Media Releases & Statements

Council of Churches of Western Australia:

WGAR News: Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off Speaking Tour (22 Sep 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Ampilatwatja Anti-Intervention Walk-off Speaking Tour
Restrictions on Bilingual Education in the NT
NT Intervention Chief removed
Call for Stolen Generations Compensation
Homelands / Outstations Policy
Proposed National Indigenous Representative Body
Aboriginal Housing in the NT
Other Aboriginal articles

AMPILATWATJA ANTI-INTERVENTION WALK-OFF SPEAKING TOUR:

- Background

Intervention walkoff’s Blog
http://interventionwalkoff.wordpress.com/

WGAR News:

WGAR News: Governments' review of Aboriginal housing scheme in the NT (3 Sep 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Governments' review of Aboriginal housing scheme in the NT
Responses to the backlash against James Anaya's statement
Intervention Walk-Off
Still more media responses to proposed national Indigenous body

GOVERNMENTS' REVIEW OF ABORIGINAL HOUSING SCHEME IN THE NT:

- Background

WGAR News:
Government failure over Northern Territory Aboriginal housing (24 July 09)
http://wgar.info/240709-government-failure-over-northern-territory-abori...

- Review of SIHIP

WGAR News: More media responses to UN Expert, James Anaya (31 Aug 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
More media responses to James Anaya's statement and press conference
Call to Aboriginal nations, from across the Territory, to unite
More media responses to proposed national Indigenous body
Intervention Walk-off

MORE MEDIA RESPONSES TO JAMES ANAYA'S STATEMENT AND PRESS CONFERENCE:

- Background

WGAR News:
UN Expert visits Australia to report on Aboriginal Human Rights (18 Aug 09)
http://perth.indymedia.org/index.php?action=newswire&parentview=145907

WGAR News:

WGAR News: UN Expert calls NT Intervention "discriminatory" (29 Aug 09)

WGAR: Working Group for Aboriginal Rights (Australia)

WGAR website: http://wgar.info/

Contents:
Statement by UN Rapporteur, James Anaya
Alyawarra people seek UN refugee status
Proposed national Indigenous body
Other Aboriginal articles

STATEMENT BY UN RAPPORTEUR, JAMES ANAYA:

- Statement at Press Conference

[Ed. note: I have chosen the quote below as I think it will be of interest to readers. However, may I encourage you to click on the link below and read all of James Anaya's statement for a more complete understanding of his views.]