Looking for Camp 32: a personal journey into Cambodia’s dark past
Camp 32 gives a voice to those victims who should not be forgotten or overlooked, writes Samaya Borom.
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Fighting for justice and dignity: Interview with Behrouz Boochani
Right Now speaks to writer Behrouz Boochani about his call for a Royal Commission into Immigration Detention.
Is Your Super Invested in Australia’s Detention of Children?
The No Business in Abuse campaign, which is urging super funds to abandon their stake in companies that support or profit from the detention of asylum seekers, has the potential to reframe the refugee debate.
Engaging with Asia in Abolishing the Death Penalty: A story from Indonesia
Australia must take the lead in opposing capital punishment in Asia. But how? What kind of role should we play? Former Reprieve intern Fia Hamid-Walker helps us to answer these questions.
The rising private use of drones should prompt a rethink of our privacy laws
It is easier than ever before for a private individual to purchase and operate a drone. What does this mean for our privacy rights? Matthew Albert and Dale Straughen explain.
A brief history of Villawood and a vision for the future
The site of Villawood Immigration Detention Centre was originally known as the Villawood Migrant Hostel. Sadie Grant Butler reflects upon Villawood’s history in order to propose a way forward.
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.
Over 200 Children Are Still Locked Up. Immigration Detention of Children Needs To End
Claire Hammerton of ChilOut argues all children should be removed from onshore and offshore immigration detention and appropriate laws enacted to ensure children are never again detained for prolonged periods.
What life awaits refugees granted asylum?
Freedom Stories exposes how refugees’ experiences have informed their post-settlement life in Australia.
The economic cost of Australia’s asylum policies
Australia’s asylum policies are not only inhumane, they are also ridiculously expensive. Asher Hirsch of the Refugee Council of Australia crunches the numbers.
Migrants at Work: Unravelling the Web of Employment Law for New Arrivals
The Employment Law Project at the Footscray Community Legal Centre seeks to bridge information gaps by training multilingual representatives to educate their community on employment rights.
How does the asylum seeker debate compare to attitudes of yesteryears?
Klaus Neumann uses individual stories to illustrate the historical nexus between immigration policy on a macro level and its direct effect on refugees and asylum seekers, writes Christieanna Ozorio.
Boat turn-backs in Australia, the US and Italy
Turn-backs of asylum seeker boats is now bipartisan policy, but is Australia the only country to employ this controversial approach?