My Mother’s Nightdress
New poetry by Jessica Yu.
Free speech – Page 6
Afghan-Australian artist Mehdi Jaghuri
Right Now arts editor Samira Farah speaks with Mehdi Jaghuri, an Afghan-Australian artist who fled Hazara targeted persecution when he was a child.
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.
Why the Bikie Laws should concern us all
Jack Maxwell explains that new laws aimed at bikie groups are a threat to the rights of all citizens, and what legal means might resist them
What’s bringing Melbourne’s Ethiopian community to the streets?
Hector Sharp explains why members of Melbourne’s Ethopian community recently picketed the British consulate on Collins Street, and what it has to do with the disappearance of activist Andargachew Tsige
Does Australia need tougher cyberbullying legislation?
Nadia Wu considers whether tougher laws are needed to combat the pervasive and insidious phenomenon of cyberbullying.
The “Mess and Noise” of Boycotts
Are boycotts an expression of economic freedom? Are they useful? Marta Skrabacz looks at some recent examples of boycotting to offer some answers
Protecting people from harm
Mark McMillan on the proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, the usefulness of anti-discrimination legislation and his personal reflections on taking Herald Sun columnist Andrew Bolt to court
The Future of Human Rights
André Dao on the language of rights, its potential limitations and its true aim.
Brandis’ variable views dominate March media
Through both his role as Attorney-General and as Arts Minister, George Brandis was prominent in human rights media discussion in March, but were the arguments consistent, asks Pia White in the March media review.
After Democracy: Victoria’s new anti-protest laws
James Muldoon explains the wide discretionary powers Victoria’s new anti-protest law provide police to “move on” political dissent, trade unionism, and home