By Chris Wright. This article is part of our August theme, which focuses on the environment and human rights. Read more articles on this theme. For two weeks in June 2012, the world’s view was keenly fixed the “biggest UN event ever”, now known as the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Or, at least that’s what I thought at […]
This week we review a forum on transitional justice in Sierra Leone, and a panel discussion at the Wheeler Centre that tackled the complex issue of international criminal law. Public Forum: The Success and Challenges of Transitional Justice in Sierra Leone Preventing War Crimes: A Diplomate, a Lawyer and a Scholar Reflect Public Forum: The Success and […]
UNICEF is committed to supporting Australia’s children and young people to learn about their rights as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As an agency they do all they can to equip children with the knowledge and skills to enable them to bring about positive change locally and beyond. Rights […]
Reviews by Sonia Nair and Sam Ryan Events covered in this week’s review wrap-up include the play that has been on the lips of many of Melbourne’s theatre enthusiasts this July: Black Face, White Mask. Also included are reviews of an Intelligence Squared debate on aid and a panel discussion – and call to action – […]
These reviews relate to our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. Welcome to Right Now’s new review format! This week, we have pieces by Tess Jaeger and Angus Baird. Each of these reviewers attended particular Victorian NAIDOC Week events: Tess, the Ilbijerri Black Writers […]
By Sara Gingold In July, Read & Rights will be reading Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The event is free and will be held on Tuesday the 10th July from 7pm at LOOP. Tweet as you read by following @ReadandRights and using #HalftheSky. You can also follow to Half the Sky movement at @Half. […]
By Sonia Nair At first glance, global hunger appears to be an insurmountable problem, where the insufficiency of food resources lies at its core. However, the right to food – a relatively young right that protects people’s entitlement to feed themselves with dignity – implies otherwise, and expounds that sufficient food is indeed available. The […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. On Tuesday, 12 June 2012, the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law hosted a panel of two experts on native title to reflect on the legacy of the Mabo case […]
This article is part of our June theme, which focuses on Indigenous People and their human rights. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. Reko Rennie is a Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay/Gummaroi man, born in Melbourne, Australia. He received no formal artistic training but as a young man discovered graffiti, which would become an all consuming passion. Rennie […]
“When Hitler came to power I was in the bath.” Whenever I convince someone to read this book, I can think of no easier way than to quote its opening sentence. Hitler is right there, second word, so you know it’s not going to be an overly cheerful read. But the fact that our narrator, […]
Refugee advocate Julian Burnside AO QC recently opened two exhibitions at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne addressing the ongoing plight of Afghani refugees. The collections express two interlinked, yet distinct understandings of Afghani people. The first exhibition, Unsafe Haven: Hazaras in Afghanistan, depicts the systematic religious and ethnic persecution of Hazara people in light of the Australian […]
Ten to thirty million people have disappeared. It’s the enigma of our time, how people embedded into their families and communities can simply slip away from society’s eye into a nightmare of never ending abuse and exploitation. The trafficking of men, women and children for sexual, domestic and labor exploitation is a problem that […]