Justice Now
Ros Kidd examines the financial mismanagement of Aboriginal savings and trust funds and the fight for full justice for the Stolen Wages claimants.
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Redressing over-incarceration, addressing human rights: what can justice reinvestment do in Australia?
Melanie Schwartz and Prof Chris Cuneen discuss the advantages of Justice Reinvestment programs for reducing Indigenous incarceration rates in Australia.
Portraying Positive Stories in Aboriginal Health
Melissa Stoneham, the Deputy Director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute in WA, on the Western Australian Indigenous Storybooks and counteracting negative media coverage of Aboriginal health.
Right Now’s June 2014 Issue, Human Rights and History
In June this year, Right Now published a special issue on Human Rights and History. Read the entire issue here.
Aboriginal Women in the Australian Prison System
Elizabeth Grant and Sarah Paddick explain the need for Australian prison systems to be more responsive to the specific needs of Aboriginal women prisoners.
The Koori Court and Changing Racial Narratives
The Koori Courts recognise that Aboriginal offenders have a different historical relationship with their justice system, writes Ellen Hays.
Reconciliation in Tasmania: War, Memory and Empathy
Dr Nicholas Clements explores why acknowledging Tasmania’s Black War and its legacy is crucial to reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Tasmanians.
Sentimental Education: How literature can inform human rights
Tim Robertson looks at how literature crafts human rights education in Australia’s education system.
Rewriting Human Rights Education Through Social Media
Marta Skrabracz explores the use of social media in human rights education.
Education is The Key, But to Whose Door?
Henrietta de Crespigny reflects on the relevance of education in boosting international development.
The Sins of the Other or Silence of the Self? – Ebola in West Africa
The current outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is a compelling example of how inequity, inequality and injustice are powerful determinants of health, writes Alexandra L. Phelan.
Can prisoners receive quality education without access to the internet?
In spite of its potential for learning and education, internet access in Australian correctional facilities is overwhelmingly limited and variable across Australian states. Madolyn Smith explains why.