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Tag Archives: Human rights

30 Apr
Law & Politics

Staying woke

  • 30/04/2025
  • By author-avatar Elizabeth Dangerfield
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There is a war on the word ‘woke’. It is now used in a derogatory way to dismiss concerns about lack of social justice. Yet, it is a si...

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21 Sep
Law & Politics

Law and order in Australia has a blind spot: human rights

  • 21/09/2024
  • By author-avatar Luke McNamara
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When media reports emerged earlier this year about a new youth “crime wave” of robbery, break and enter, and car theft in the no...

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06 May
Science & Health

Our female genital mutilation laws are broken

  • 09/06/2023
  • By author-avatar Jonathan Meddings
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A nurse once told me many health professionals don’t report female genital mutilation (FGM) because it could result in children being t...

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16 Jan
Law & Politics

Is there a ‘right to disobey’?

  • 16/01/2023
  • By author-avatar Jon Piccini
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One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labor government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned for their bel...

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07 Oct
Law & Politics

The long battle for women’s freedom in Iran

  • 07/10/2022
  • By author-avatar Nuri Veronika
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The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, while in the custody of Iran's 'morality police' in Tehran sparked anger worldwide. W...

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03 Aug
Law & Politics

The case of Mubarak Bala – and Australia’s opportunity to do more

  • 03/08/2022
  • By author-avatar Jessica McDonald
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This article is co-published by the Rationalist Society of Australia and Humanists Australia. In April this year, the ...

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25 Jun
Law & Politics

Making the Commonwealth ‘worth talking about’

  • 15/07/2022
  • By author-avatar Alison Duxbury
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This month, the Commonwealth commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s reign, including her role as Head of the institution. Thi...

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