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Cleric's death breathes life into Iran's protest movement
The funeral of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the eminent cleric and champion of reform, turned into a mass protest in Iran yesterday as the vast crowd chanted slogans against the government and clashed on the streets with security.
Human rights appointee criticised as anti-gay
Brian Neeson's appointment to the Human Rights Review Tribunal is being questioned because he voted against gay rights as an MP.
Cossy club: All races welcome, but no hats
A cosmopolitan club that refused entry to a turbaned Sikh concedes the club's name stands for inclusion of all races, but says it has a strict no hat rule.
Club in fresh storm over turban ban
National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is threatening to take a south Auckland club to the Human Rights Commission over its headwear ban.
Parents fume over delay in home-care pay decision
Eight families who say they need help to look after their disabled children have been left waiting almost a year for a decision by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
Khmer Rouge torturer asked to confess his crimes in full
The trial of Pol Pot's most notorious lieutenant ended this week.
Matt Damon on rugby, race and espionage
Matt Damon talks to about his roles in two upcoming releases - one as a player, and the other as a whistleblower.
Scepticism as Rwanda bid to join club
Activists say African country still falls short on human rights.
Fairness: The eight-year-old's perspective (+video)
Twenty years after the Convention of the Rights of the Child was introduced, Dita De Boni asks whether we're doing enough to protect our kids.