I came across Freemuse in a rather serendipitous way. An article from a Norwegian newspaper appeared among the results when I googled human rights news and, being Norwegian myself, my interest was piqued. The article was about singer, composer, filmmaker and human rights activist Deeyah and her brainchild, the compilation album Listen to the Banned. […]
The year 2048 will mark the 100th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and what will we have to show for it? J. Kirk Boyd provides an answer in his book 2048: Humanity’s Agreement to Live Together, in which he proposes the drafting and implementation of an International Convention on Human Rights, supported […]
Annie Wu’s New Australia, part of the NEW 11 exhibition at ACCA earlier this year looked back on the past. New Australia is a breakaway Australian socialist journal that was published over three years in the early 1890’s. The work provides documentation of an ideological movement that encouraged members to rediscover their conception of utopia through a Settlement […]
Kelly is well known internationally as a humanist artist with his art often being part of the dialogue in places in transition from war or oppression to newfound civil society including the Republic of Georgia, Northern Ireland, South Africa and the Basque Country (Spain). He is the only visual artist to be given the prestigious […]
On Tuesday 5 April, the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law hosted a Q&A-style debate entitled “Will the Revolution be Tweeted? The Role of Social Media in Promoting and Protecting Human Rights”. The event was held at Monash University Law Chambers in Melbourne. Panellists included Professor Sarah Joseph, Director of the Castan Centre; Sam Maclean, […]
In this inaugural exhibition on the Right Now website, celebrated artist, illustrator, theatre designer and animator Shaun Tan has drawn together a collection of works from his many picture books which explore the relationships between his work and human rights. Shaun’s surreal subjects and expressive style address complex social and political themes while still allowing […]