Disguising Islamophobia
What do a conservative leader and a radical feminist have in common? More than we would have guessed, it seems.
Gender & sexuality – Page 9
Muslim Women Kick Goals
By Amna K-Hassan This article is part of our March theme, Sport and Human Rights. It’s also part of a series of articles looking specifically at the role of women in sport. “Football doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” This was the inscription on the medallion given to every player at the end of our […]
“Boys will be boys” – male bonding, misogny & the Australian swim team
By Sienna Merope. This piece is part of our March 2013 focus on Sport and Human Rights. A few weeks ago, the damning Bluestone Review of “culture and leadership in Australian Olympic swimming” was released. The report blamed a “toxic” culture for the Australian swim team’s generally underwhelming performance at the 2012 London Olympics, citing a […]
Party or Protest? Mardi Gras (Forum)
By Sienna Merope This Saturday, Sydney will celebrate a dazzling spectacle: the annual Mardi Gras parade. Since its beginnings as a protest march in 1978, the Mardi Gras has been a symbol of the fight against oppression, a celebration of diversity and a platform to raise the visibility and acceptance of the LGBTQI community. However, […]
Human Rights Oration by Ron Merkel QC – Mid-Week Review
By Athena Rogers. Filing in to Federation Square’s riverside function room among hundreds of well-dressed professionals, it was clear that the expectations were high for this International Human Rights Day event. The speaker for the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission’s Annual Human Rights Oration was Ron Merkel QC, presenting a talk entitled “Human […]
Will You Say ‘No to Homophobia?’
By Blue Mahy. On the 28 August 2012, the ‘No to Homophobia’ campaign, which aims to put an end to the harassment and discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (GLBTIQ) people, was officially launched by Victorian Mental Health Minister Mary Wooldridge at Victoria’s Parliament House. This campaign is the result of collaboration […]
Anti-racism, traditional Indigenous law and religious vilification laws: the human rights wrap up
Australia’s Anti-Racism Strategy is launched Led by the Australian Human Rights Commission, Australia’s National Anti- Racism Strategy, Racism, it stops with me, was launched last week calling on all Australians to say no to racism. The strategy “sets out a three year plan for Government to work with community partners to combat racism across schools […]
Offshore processing, gay marriage and youth justice: the human rights wrap up
Offshore processing bill passes Senate The Senate has passed legislation which allows the offshore processing of asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat. The Government has said it is looking at getting the processing centres up and running on Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island within a month. Gavin Marshall, a factional colleague […]
Teenage Sexting: The symptom not the problem
By Holly Kendall. This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. You take a picture of yourself in your underwear and send it to your boyfriend or girlfriend. Your phone beeps. You pick it up. You’ve just been sent pictures of topless girls. […]
CULTURAL DIVERSITY, NAMING & SHAMING & ABORIGINAL Community’s CALL FOR HELP: THE HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP UP
21 July 2012 Cultural Diversity and child protection A review of Available research literature into the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) as well as refugee families in the Australian Child Protection System (CPS) has been published. The paper looks into what areas still require research in order to meet the needs of migrants […]
Trafficking, mental disorder & sexual abuse in the ADF: The Human Rights Wrap Up
14 July 2012 Vulnerable young women subject to trafficking in Queensland mining towns According to the The Age, vulnerable young women from Southeast Asia are being trafficked for sex in booming mining towns in Queensland. Mount Isa police district Inspector Paul Biggin has said that women and girls who can speak minimal or no English, […]
Half the Sky: Read and Rights Review
By Sara Gingold In July, Read & Rights will be reading Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The event is free and will be held on Tuesday the 10th July from 7pm at LOOP. Tweet as you read by following @ReadandRights and using #HalftheSky. You can also follow to Half the Sky movement at @Half. […]