Lionel Shriver and combating the selfishness of freedom of expression
Right Now columnist Adolfo Aranjuez weighs in on the Lionel Shriver controversy, and the role of language in propagating, and curbing, cultural appropriation.
Tag Archives: freedom of expression
Insight into a regime that punishes dissidents and women alike
Part love story, part dissident’s tale, Raif Badawi: The Voice of Freedom examines the limitations on freedom in Saudi Arabia and provides rare insight into the stultifying lives of women there, writes Donna Lu.
Free speech at work: watch what you say?
Dario Mujkic highlights the importance of employees’ rights to freely discuss workplace grievances outside of their job, and how employers’ attempts to silence such voices can be countered.
On Free Speech and Charlie Hebdo
The murders of Charlie Hebdo journalists was a horrific tragedy. But that does not mean the “right to offend” is a cause we should champion, writes Somayra Ismailjee.
The Future of Human Rights
André Dao on the language of rights, its potential limitations and its true aim.
10 Landmark Cases: How to Protect Rights Without a Bill of Rights
Last month, Right Now focused on rights issues and cultural shifts. Here, Right Now’s editorial team present 10 landmark cases that arguably shifted how rights are protected in Australia.