Government lacks focus on rights: Human rights in the media in October
The government was criticised for paying little attention to rights on two major issues during October: its new anti-terror laws and its response to the spread of Ebola.
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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.
How to Create an Extremist with an Australian Accent
What motivates your average Australian to engage with an extreme cause?
Right Now’s September 2014 Issue, Indigenous Rights
In September, Right Now published a host of articles on Indigenous rights in Australia. Read the full issue here.
The revolving door of juvenile justice
Does the court system reinforce criminal identity on children? Helen Cooper discusses rehabilitation and the revolving juvenile justice system.
Friday chat: Amy Lamoin
Right Now Editor Hector Sharp chats to Amy Lamoin, Head of Advocacy for UNICEF Australia.
Native Title in Australia – Commercial Rights and the ALRC Review
Dr Shelley Bielefeld discusses the ALRC’s review of native title and whether native title rights should include commercial rights for Indigenous peoples.
The asylum debate put simply
“Refugees: Why Seeking Asylum is Legal and Australia’s Policies Are Not” is an easy guide to one of Australia’s most debated topics, writes Maya Borom.
Offshore processing and the Australian Human Rights Commission – jurisdictional limitation or political convenience?
Ambiguity persists as to what extent our national human rights institution is permitted to carry out its functions abroad, argues Michael Simmons.
Emerging from the cave
Like Plato’s prisoner in the cave, kids at school are often disengaged with the world around them. Claire Feain shares her experiences with equipping Australian youth with the tools to become active citizens so they can emerge out the cave with their eyes open.
Friday chat: Steven Freeland
Right Now Editor Hector Sharp chats to Professor Steven Freeland about Space Law and human rights education.
Friday chat: Mike Smith
Right Now Editor Hector Sharp interviews Mike Smith, former UN Human Rights Commissioner and current Executive Director of UNCTED about life, terrorism and human rights education.
Friday chat: Jessica Hazelwood
Right Now talks to Jessica Hazelwood from Australian Red Cross.