Human rights news and views from the week ending 6 January 2012

Global view can help tackle asylum woes, by Daniel Flitton

NT Police investigate death of man in custody

Parties scoring political points on how to outsource human misery, by Claire Mallinson

ASIO makes adverse security assessment against refugee child, condemning him to indefinite detention, possibly for life

Human Rights check for all new federal laws

Sexism in the name of religion is oppressive, unjust and unfair and must not be tolerated, says Leslie Cannold

Record “surge” in number of women on boards