This broken boat
A new poem by Mark William Jackson puts us in the shoes of those fleeing war with few options of where to find a safe haven.
Tag Archives: violence – Page 3
Valdivia
Writer Edward Caruso takes us into the thick of things in his poem Valdivia, where protesters and military police clash.
Julie McKay on quotas, the merit myth and preventing violence against women
Right Now speaks to Julie McKay, Executive Director of the Australian National Committee for UN Women, on critical gender issues facing Australia and the Pacific region.
Will the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Successfully Prosecute Sexual Violence?
Sexual violence was commonly used as a weapon of war by the Khmer Rouge regime. Emma Palmer and Sarah Williams explore how the ECCC prosecute these crimes.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 4): Now Australian
The conclusion of the four-part SBS series Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl delivered a sense of fulfilling closure, but Mohamad Tabbaa scratches beneath the fluffy surface to discover an unsettling situation that lies far from a satisfactory ending.
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl (Episode 2): Criminal Language
Mohamad Tabbaa considers some overlooked truths behind gangs and violence in response to episode 2 of SBS’s Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl.
Voices against violence: listening to women with disabilities
Right Now speaks with Keran Howe, Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Victoria, about the “Voices Against Violence” project.
Conscience Vote: the human rights records of Indonesia’s presidential candidates
These elections are one to watch – with a definite change in presidential leadership, the country of 240 million people is seeking unity through politicians the masses can trust, writes Melissa Reid.
Short Story Ideas About Violence, after Doris Lessing
Written by Sam Wilson, this story was the joint-runner up of of Right Now’s Fiction Competition, judged by Anna Funder and Tony Birch.
Anguish of the unknown – Detention as Torture
Is detention punishment? Is detention torture? Steph Murphy asks these questions and more in this article on the relationship between torture, violence, politics and detention.