Intervening for the Protection of Human Rights: is a military strategy necessary?
Erin McGinty offers an explainer on the theory and recent practice of military interventions in the name of human rights protection
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Individual rights and solidarity
Dario Mujkic considers the “individualism” in rights discourse, the challenges of isolation and conflict that this poses, and the silver lining that is solidarity
The machinery of government: on being a person in the turning cogs of aid
What happens at the human level when the machinery of government makes a distant, impersonal decision?
The Sons of SAM (Securities Against Misrule)
Are rights being used to confuse political discussions, to camouflage the real operations of exceptional politics? In this short exegesis of two of rights criticism’s founding fathers, Justin Clemens asks whether rights have become an “anti-political principle”.
The Future of Human Rights
André Dao on the language of rights, its potential limitations and its true aim.
Australia’s rare earth mining and waste in Malaysia
Dario Mujkic explains the concerns with Australia’s rare earth mining in Malaysia, and the irony of using social media to put a stop to it.
Review of Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique by Makau Mutua
Sonia Nair reviews Kenyan-born American academic Makau Mutua’s call for nuance in human rights discourse.
Protecting the young in a new nation: Youth in Timor Leste
Despite its large youth population, Timor Leste’s legal protection mechanisms for children need development.
HAVING IT BOTH WAYS: AUSTRALIA’S CONFLICTED POSITION IN THE TIMOR SEA
Sarita Ryan explains the Timorese struggle for self-determination, and Australia’s struggle to balance its economic self-interests and cooperative international relationships.
Conscience Vote: the human rights records of Indonesia’s presidential candidates
These elections are one to watch – with a definite change in presidential leadership, the country of 240 million people is seeking unity through politicians the masses can trust, writes Melissa Reid.
Walking Together: Australia’s Chequered History in Timor-Leste
Leona Hameed chats to Charlie Scheiner from La’o Hamutuk about Australia’s less than stellar record in Timor-Leste, and the current focus on security over fundamental human needs.
3D printing: a technological utopia?
In this late addition to Right Now’s February edition, Technology and Human Rights, Isabella Royce sets out (in three dimensions) everything you ever needed to know about rights and 3D printing.