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Homosexuals being used as 'scapegoats' by flawed governments

Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

MP urges Govt to reassure India its students safe in NZ

<i>Matt McCarten:</i> It's the police who are out of line, not the protesters

Sports protests have less impact

Enemies in their new homeland

Tamil alliance backs general in bid to defeat President

Tamil Tigers throw weight behind General who crushed them

Seven months after Sri Lanka's long and bitter civil war was brought to an end by a withering government assault, the political coalition that supported the Tamil Tigers has thrown its support behind the former army chief who crushed them.

Protest target's opponent upset at distraction

The opponent of Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer blames distracting protests for her loss, says today's match should have been postponed.

If war can be justified, so then can a response

<i>Paul Lewis:</i> Thomas deserved better

<i>Kerre Woodham:</i> Cheers to bar ban on 'feral' teens

50 days camped out in an airport

Beatings finally take toll on veteran rights activist

Bar owner bans patrons under 20-years-old

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.