Guantanamo detainees have rights
Guantanamo Bay terrorism suspects, including Australian David Hicks, have the constitutional right to pursue lawsuits challenging their imprisonment, a US federal judge has ruled. The judge said that special military tribunals violated the constitutional protection of a fair hearing. Sydney Morning Herald

UK pledges funds for Cambodia's genocide tribunal
Britain will contribute a substantial amount of money to the UN-backed tribunal which will try surviving members of the Khmer Rouge for genocide. ABC

Cambodia 's textile workers lose jobs
Several thousand Cambodian women are out of work following the closure of 20 of the country's textile factories in the last four months. As greater liberalisation of textile markets destabilises the industry, there are fears that women will migrate illegally to other countries or enter the sex industry. ABC

Landmines in Cambodia will take 124 years to clear
Experts estimate that ongoing efforts to clear landmines in Cambodia will still take another 124 years to complete. Up to 70 mine-related accidents are recorded each month in the country. Channel News Asia

Millions of landmines destroyed in treaty's first five years
Progress has been made since the international treaty to ban landmines took effect as more than 37 million stockpiled antipersonnel mines have been destroyed and more than 1,100 square kilometres of mine-affected land has been cleared. Human Rights News

Should tourists return to the tsunami region?
The United Nations is trying to encourage tourists back to the tsunami-affected region of Asia. People from all over the globe reflect on the economic needs of the area and sensitivity for those affected by the disaster. BBC (UK)

For a background story on the effect of the disaster on tourism see: The Age (Australia)

Arms Control
By 2020, the number of deaths and injuries from war and violence will overtake the number of deaths c aused by killer diseases such as malaria and measles. Find out more about the campaign to establish an International arms trade treaty. www.controlarms.org

Inside Australia - No Place for a Family
17-year-old Australian mother, Bea, must decide whether to follow her 16-year-old asylum-seeking husband, Abdullah, to Iraq or raise their son on her own in Australia. After four years in detention, Abdullah and his family face deportation to Iraq.

Wednesday February 16, 2005
SBS TV 7.30pm

Project Compassion: Lenten Reflections
"What does it mean to know God? To know God is to do justice." Caritas