Dealing with injustice in the justice system
By Dr Michele RuytersPeople who have been wrongfully convicted are being helped through The Bridge of Hope Innocence Initiative.
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The Breaking of a Man
By Mark IsaacsMark Isaacs creatively retells the story of one young asylum seeker, Sameer, drawing on his time spent working inside Australia’s detention centres.
Engaging with Asia in Abolishing the Death Penalty: A story from Indonesia
By Fia Hamid-WalkerAustralia must take the lead in opposing capital punishment in Asia. But how? What kind of role should we play? Former Reprieve intern Fia Hamid-Walker helps us to answer these questions.
Injustice – it comes as a package
By Samantha JonesTreating injustice as a whole concept, I Am A Miracle questions humanity, what it is to be human, law, and its role in justice.
New Police Powers a Threat to Indigenous Australians
By Alexandra LaneA new law giving police in the Northern Territory the power to perform “paperless arrests” has serious consequences for the rights of Indigenous Australians.
Right Now Radio June Edition
By Right Now RadioRight Now Radio discuss the human rights topics that made headlines in June and speak to Lucas Shrank, who created the animation “Nowhere Line” showing life on Manus Island
The Future of Access to Justice… Starts in Werribee?
By Agata WierzbowskiAgatha Wierzbowski gives us a glimpse of the future through an innovative project spearheaded by Shorna Moore of the Wyndham Legal Service.
Baltimore reveals Australia’s indifference to deaths in custody
By Isabella RoyceThe confounding number of Indigenous deaths in custody should be a cause for outrage. But compared to the blazing streets of Baltimore, Australia’s response to deaths in custody has been virtually non-existent.
Bleeding Hearts
By Senthorun RajAfter a week of tragedy and heartbreak, Senthorun Raj wonders how our emotions shape how we understand and respond to injustice.
Book holds a mirror to anti-terrorism laws
By Athena RogersASIO’s new question and detention warrants are just one in a myriad of bills, acts and amendments that are summarised and scrutinised in a new book, writes Athena Rogers.
Jon Stewart exposes journalist Maziar Bahari’s fight for freedom
By Donna LuJon Stewart’s debut film is a moving exploration of endurance, freedom of expression, and the indomitability of the human spirit, writes Donna Lu.
Wrong and inherently cruel punishment
Leona Hameed in conversation with Elaine PearsonElaine Pearson, the Australia Director of Human Rights Watch, speaks to Right Now about the death penalty in the Asia-Pacific, and whether Australia’s strategy of quiet diplomacy is truly effective.