By Ellyse Borghi on behalf of the Monash Law Student Society Just Leadership Sex Trafficking Project. This piece is part of our September focus on Women’s Rights. See all of this month’s articles here. People-trafficking and people-smuggling are often assumed to be inter-related crimes. Although there are some similarities, there are also some stark differences. What […]
By David Donaldson. This piece is part of our September focus on Women’s Rights. See all of this month’s articles here. An effective and fair parental leave system is an important element in ensuring women’s financial independence. And it’s not just mothers we need to think about – making sure fathers do their bit is essential […]
By Karen Pickering. This piece is part of our September focus on Women’s Rights. Read more about this theme here. SlutWalk is an annual feminist event that addresses the public shaming of victims of sexual assault. For more information, you can visit the SlutWalk website. When I was fifteen years old I was on school […]
This piece is part of our September focus on Women’s Rights. Read more articles on this theme here. This month on Right Now we’re focusing on women’s rights. Below you’ll find some useful links to get you thinking about the many different issues related to women’s rights. If you get inspired to contribute, you can find […]
This exhibition is part of our September theme, which focuses on women’s rights. Through May – July this year the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in Casula NSW hosted a ground breaking visual arts exhibition that was the outcome of their national initiative, the Australian Muslim Women’s Art Project. The Australian Women’s Art Project was an […]
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 […]
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, […]
This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. The Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and other Measures Act) 2011(Cth) which amended the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (‘the FLA’) came into operation on the 7 June 2012. This legislation was largely […]
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. […]
“When Hitler came to power I was in the bath.” Whenever I convince someone to read this book, I can think of no easier way than to quote its opening sentence. Hitler is right there, second word, so you know it’s not going to be an overly cheerful read. But the fact that our narrator, […]
Ten to thirty million people have disappeared. It’s the enigma of our time, how people embedded into their families and communities can simply slip away from society’s eye into a nightmare of never ending abuse and exploitation. The trafficking of men, women and children for sexual, domestic and labor exploitation is a problem that […]
One of the most problematic areas of international human rights law is the right to culture. It is ambiguous, yet the right to culture manifests itself in many aspects of each individual’s daily life. The right to culture provides equality to all members of society, allowing them to freely practice their culture. Further, it prevents […]