Are Criminal Laws Enough to Protect Victims of Forced Marriage in Australia?
By Famida ZanaForced marriage remains one of the most complex and poorly understood human rights and policy issues encountered by Australia in recent years.
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Student Poverty, Human Rights and Academic Silence
By Len BaglowPoverty amongst University students is rife, yet many are turning a blind eye to its implications.
Why the Bikie Laws should concern us all
By Jack MaxwellJack Maxwell explains that new laws aimed at bikie groups are a threat to the rights of all citizens, and what legal means might resist them
The Benefits of Team Sport to Promote Social Inclusion amongst the Disadvantaged
By Justine CuratoloWith the World Cup around the corner, Justine Curatolo highlights initiatives using sport to promote social inclusion, such as the “Homeless World Cup”.
Individual rights and solidarity
By Dario MujkicDario Mujkic considers the “individualism” in rights discourse, the challenges of isolation and conflict that this poses, and the silver lining that is solidarity
Editorial – Human Rights Critiques
By Right NowCheck out Right’s Now’s April 2014 issue on critiques of human rights
5 reasons not to give up – the refugee activists’ guide to debunking Rudd’s policy to “save lives”
By Roxanne Moore and Alexandra ScottBy Roxanne Moore and Alexandra Scott. We cheered when Rudd abolished Temporary Protection Visas. We celebrated when Rudd ended the Pacific Solution. His return to power restored our hope… then suddenly – BAM – hello Darkness, my old friend. Now what? This shrewd policy has left most of us in despair, grasping at arguments which […]
Artistic Dreaming – Women, Art and Empowerment in La Perouse
By Jacqui FetchetBy Jacqui Fetchet. This article is part of our April and May focus on Art and Human Rights. “For me the idea of a blank canvas is one of the most empowering things – the thought that you can do anything, go anywhere, say whatever you want. It is freedom of speech. For my people it […]
Creative Writing and Human Rights
By Blue MahyBy Blue Mahy Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. – C.S. Lewis I believe what C.S. Lewis meant is that literature has a symbiotic relationship with the “real” world. Literature takes from the real world but within literature is also the power to reshape it. This is not to say that […]
The challenges of being a Muslim woman in a multicultural society
By Ghena KrayemMuslim women don’t have to choose between their religious identity and their Australian identity, they are in a position to embrace both.