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Australia should prioritise rights as Asia battles COVID-19
By Elaine Pearson
The Senate inquiry into family violence has closed, missing an important opportunity
The committee was required to report by mid-August 2020. This week that inquiry closed. It did so without conducting any consultations or taking any submissions from the specialist domestic and family violence sector. It did not hear from those with personal experience of family violence. The inquiry’s final report, tabled this week, states: The committee […]
Fighting For Our Lives
By David BraniganNick Cook’s new book is the incredible story of communities taking action and fighting back. Amidst the dark years of an epidemic, marginalised communities rallied to protect their own, forming organisations to give themselves a voice.
Managing the Calculus: the story of an activist, academic and President Obama’s adviser on human rights
By Amy WaltersHow does one person make a difference? Samantha Power’s memoir shows how she balanced her activist nature with her work as presidential Cabinet official, along with the challenges she faced in developing her own idealism.
COVID-19 and the unravelling of refugee protection
By Alison FrancisAs nations turn inward in response to COVID-19, the institutions safeguarding refugees face an uncertain future.
Fires show the threat of climate change to our human rights
By Hugh de KretserContributors
Museum of Inherited Memories launches for Yom HaShoah
By Bec BridgesThe Museum of Inherited Memories exhibits artistic interpretations of the shifting shapes of memories over time.
“Our human rights are already being affected and this will increase in severity. People will be displaced. Food production will be damaged. Extreme weather will take lives and homes. The poorest will be hit hardest and will have the least ability to cope.”
Hugh de Kretser, Human Rights Law Centre