Human Rights of Aborigines in Australia

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This paper discusses the history of human rights' violations against Aborigines in Australia. It describes the history of the European invasion of Australia and the attempts by government to address discrimination against Aborgines. The paper concludes that the Australian government's refusal to address human rights on even a basic level has kept the country at a basic level of discrimination that has not been acceptable in the Western world for decades.

From the Paper:

"It is therefore no wonder that the perception of today's Australia, from the viewpoint of Indigenous people, is that little has changed since they received the right to vote. Discrimination is still perpetrated in terms of both actions and words, with semantics being a significant element in its battle against providing indigenous people with their rightful place in Australian society. Indeed, this is substantiated by a number of authors, including John Cokley (2002), who focuses on the experiences of Karen Walters, the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commissioner. According to Walters, not only the government, but the Australian society is also discriminatory against indigenous people in the country."

Sample of Sources Used:

• ANTaR. 2008. QLD Government insults Aboriginal workers again. 25 March. http://www.eniar.org/news/stolenwages69.html
• Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR). Key issues for resolving disrimination towards indigenous Australians. http://www.hurights.or.jp/wcar/E/doc/indigenous/ANTAR.htm
• Castejon, Vanessa. Aboriginal radical discourses in Australia: A reaction to political marginalisation, a redefinition of Aboriginality? http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/cms/castejon.pdf
• Cokley, John. 2002. Rights fighter hits out. The Guardian, August 28. http://www.cpa.org.au/garchve5/1106rights.html
• ENIAR. 2007. Human Rights. http://www.eniar.org/humanrights.html

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