Fixing Australia’s Human Rights Black Hole
How can we strengthen human rights culture in Australia? Here are two important changes that need to happen.
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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.
DPP v Kaba: Our freedom of movement, liberty, and right to not be racially profiled
Despite lacking a full consideration of institutionalised discrimination such as racial profiling, the case of DPP v Kaba draws a line between random stop & searches and the curtailing of individual liberties.
Never Known by Name
Poetry by Mary Chydiriotis.
Simpkins and Karen Armed Struggle
Liberal MP Luke Simpkins is a strong supporter of the Karen peoples independence struggle in Burma. Barrie Cadshaw explores how Simpkins became an unlikely advocate.
Silent conversation
By channeling his own experiences into his work, multidisciplinary artist Sha Sarwari draws attention to the untold narratives of asylum seekers and invites the public to engage in conversations on this topic.
The ASRC Innovation Hub: Empowering asylum seekers to help themselves
Gavin Ackerly, Director of the Empowerment Pillar at Melbourne’s Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, writes about the ASRC’s new model which helps asylum seekers find solutions to their own challenges.
What Australian refugee and immigration policy tells us about our democracy
Dr Joyce Chia discusses the implications of the Australian Citizenship and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 for our democracy.
Humanitarian responses alone won’t solve refugee crises
The world’s refugee crises cannot be resolved without political action. It’s time for political leaders to take responsibility for the world’s displaced, writes Refugees International’s Jeff Crisp.
Refugee Women in Cambodia
Australia’s agreement to transfer refugees from Nauru for resettlement raises insecurities for both Cambodia and the refugees themselves, particularly women.
Walking Borders: Arts activism for refugee rights
Arts activist Scotia Monkivitch devised a walked performance and installation to poetically engage the public in dialogue on border politics during the 2014 G20.
Feeling Terror
Why do we turn some incidents of political violence into public spectacles of terrorism while obscuring others?
Boat People
New poetry by Katherine E Seppings.