By Jessica Szwarcbord. Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan, of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, have pulled off an editorial feat. They have birthed a five-hundred-and-fifty-five page monster and managed to make her a kind one. Contemporary Perspectives on Human Rights Law in Australia is a more interesting read than the typical law textbook […]
By Sam Ryan. Welcome to our first monthly review of human rights in the media – what’s being reported and how? To kick off we take a look at coverage of children self-harming in detention and Geert Wilders’ visit, as well as minority representation on Australian TV. Children self-harming in detention On 18 February the Darwin […]
By Reynah Tang. This article is part of our February 2013 focus on Religion and Human Rights. Together with the Law Council of Australia, the Law Institute of Victoria strongly supports the consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws. The enactment of the Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012 [Bill] should create a more consistent, efficient and effective regime […]
By Rose Hunter. I should start with the disclaimer that I’d never heard of the “West Memphis Three” before I saw this film, nor of the documentary series that told their story, the Paradise Lost trilogy. However, this meant that the documentary style and revelations in the film were all the more convincing when delivered as […]
By B.S.Clifford. They were lined up along the dock, I couldn’t tell if they were enemies or friends. Bobbing up and down, Up and down, Gracefully and silently In the cold and inky black water. They were tied up, In pairs or by themselves. They were waiting their turn. Waiting And aging. They […]
By Liz Jakimow. This article is part of our February 2013 focus on Religion and Human Rights. A new bill by the Australian Labor Party will give religious organisations in Australia the right to discriminate against those who might cause “injury to the religious sensitivities of adherents of that religion.” It seems that the press wanted to present […]
By Rachel Ball. This article is part of our February 2013 focus on Religion and Human Rights. The recent release of the Federal Government’s draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill (HRAD) has reignited Australian debate about human rights, religion and the law. The current controversy is around the permanent exceptions in the HRAD which allow religious bodies to discriminate ‘to […]
By Michael Green This piece was originally published on the Wheeler Centre website. Last week, the State Coroner began an inquest into the death of a young man whose body was found in the Maribyrnong River. The hearing didn’t make it halfway. On Friday the coroner, Ian Gray, suspended it, directed police to reinvestigate on […]
Dr Melissa Crouch. This article is part of our February 2013 focus on Religion and Human Rights. In September 2012, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (known as “SBY”) made an announcement to the United Nations to urge the international community to adopt an international instrument banning blasphemy and protecting religion. This came as a surprise to many because, […]
By Tim Costello. This article is part of our February 2013 focus on Religion and Human Rights. Join Right Now in an interactive online discussion with World Vision Australia CEO Tim Costello on Tuesday 19 February 2013, from 12.00 to 1.00 pm. Tim will be online to respond to your comments and questions in the ‘comments’ section of […]
By Professor Denise Meyerson. This article is part of our February 2013 focus on Religion and Human Rights. There are a variety of constitutional models governing the relations between the state and religion. These range from atheist states at one end of the spectrum to outright theocracies at the other. In between the two extremes, the extent of […]
But where shall we go to-day, my dear, but where shall we go to-day? We who watch the television and not a war so much, do not understand how, there, outside our lounge rooms, people unwillingly must leave their homes, unsure – chancing their families to criminals to provide safe passage in […]
