Righteous celebration of Australia’s diverse youth
Mabel Kwong reports on Righteous: Rights at the Round Table, a youth forum and creative space for culturally diverse expression and celebration held as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
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Review: ‘The Palestine Laboratory’
'The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology Occupation Around the World' is a must read for those wanting to understand how the oppression of Palestinians is intertwined with the export of military technologies worldwide.
No singular revelation
Subtle forms of racism often go unnoticed, but they are no less harmful. Maxine Beneba Clarke on the insidiousness of everyday racism.
Right Now’s August 2014 Issue, Education
In August, Right Now took an in-depth look at education and human rights. Read our education issue here.
The blurred line between documentary and reality TV
SBS series, Living With the Enemy misses a golden opportunity to explore human rights issues in a constructive manner, instead opting for the sensational, writes Christie-Anna Ozorio.
Right Now’s June 2014 Issue, Human Rights and History
In June this year, Right Now published a special issue on Human Rights and History. Read the entire issue here.
The Freedom Interviews: Lydia Cacho
In the third and final Freedom Interview Ellena Savage speaks with Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, author of “Slavery, Inc.”, about her work uncovering the global sexual slavery industry.
The Freedom Interviews: Farah Mohamed
In Part Two of our Freedom Interview series Right Now’s Nicola Caon spoke with social entrepreneur Farah Mohamed, founder and CEO of G(irls) 20.
Higher education and lower-end journalism: human rights in the media in August
Christopher Pyne’s higher education reform package and Tim Blair’s flash visit to Lakemba were two issues that sparked much media debate around rights and discrimination during August.
Sentimental Education: How literature can inform human rights
Tim Robertson looks at how literature crafts human rights education in Australia’s education system.
Rewriting Human Rights Education Through Social Media
Marta Skrabracz explores the use of social media in human rights education.
Education is The Key, But to Whose Door?
Henrietta de Crespigny reflects on the relevance of education in boosting international development.
Placing human rights within humanity
James Dryburgh’s Essays From Near and Far has a broader focus than human rights, and demonstrates their true place, above politics, writes Sam Ryan.