The Mabo judgement, which recognises Australian aboriginal claims to land, has led to protests from business circles and could have an impact as far away as India.

SOUTH Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) chairperson Khaleda Zia called for a movement for the empowerment of women. At a SAARC ministerial conference in Kathmandu, she said

CHINA, Malaysia and Indonesia are adamantly opposed to the creation of the post of a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, fearing it may be used against them. They point out Western countries

At the Human Rights convention in Vienna, quick UN approval was sought for the Universal Declaration of Indigenous People