[Greens-Media] Geneva Conventions upheld

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Thursday, 7 September 2006

Geneva Conventions upheld

The Senate supported the following motion from Greens Leader Bob Brown:

		That the Senate supports the Geneva Convention and
opposes the failure to implement the convention regardless of by whom or
where they may be breached

The motion passed without dissent.

After the motion was passed, Senator Brown called for Prime Minister
Howard to immediately insist that the Geneva Conventions be applied to
Guantanamo Bay detainees, including Australian citizen David Hicks. 

Senator Brown said Hicks had been deprived of the protection of the
conventions for the past five years, with the Howard government
acquiescing.

Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603


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Ebony Bennett
Media Adviser
Office of Greens Senator Bob Brown
Mobile: 0409 164 603
Ph: (02) 6277 3170
Fax: (02) 6277 3185
ebony.bennett at aph.gov.au