The youth are our future, but many believe they do not have the power to make a change or to challenge the injustice going on around them. That is not true. Everyone has the right to protest, the power to fight for justice and make a difference. Here are five young activists who exercised their […]
Labor went to the polls in May this year with a strong commitment to First Nations Justice. They pledged to implement the Uluru Statement of the Heart, improve housing in remote communities and train 500 First Nations health workers. Among their commitments was $79 million in funding toward Justice Reinvestment Initiatives that tackle the root […]
By Alf ‘Uncle Boydie’ Turner (pictured right) and Jimi Peters (pictured left) While the name Nelson Mandela is known worldwide, few non-Indigenous Australians could say very much about his equivalent trailblazers in their own country. One of those trailblazers was William Cooper (1860-1941), a proud Yorta Yorta man, political activist and community leader, who a century […]
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate the oldest continuous living culture on earth. It’s also an important opportunity to learn about First Nations culture, history and the ongoing impacts that colonisation has on people today. Human rights activists stand up for the rights of everyone, everywhere. When we learn that someone’s […]
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into the use of Alternative Places of Detention (APODs). In the submission, Amnesty advocates for ending the use of APODs as a form of ‘general’ detention, as well as establishing a uniform, fair, independent and impartial approach to the granting of […]
Amnesty International Australia has welcomed election pledges from the new Albanese government on key human rights issues and have asked for swift action on ten key tasks. In the first 100 days, Amnesty would like to see the new government action the following pledges already made by the ALP in its policy platform, listed in […]
In 2021, the resort to the death penalty by a minority of states was on the rise, with some of the world’s most prolific executioners returning to business as usual and courts unshackled from Covid-19 restrictions. Most known executions took place in China, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria – in that order. “Instead of […]
This article was originally published in the Humanitarian Changemakers Network’s Changing Times news, written by Jess. Jess works for Oxfam Australia as a campaigner and community organiser, and also works on the digital team. She first got involved as a volunteer activist in 2010 and has been with Oxfam ever since! While she loves all of […]
This article was originally published in the Humanitarian Changemakers Network’s Changing Times news, written by Georgia Esplin. At the time of writing, Georgia was a fourth year Journalism and Arts student, majoring in International Relations and Spanish at the University of Queensland. She has undertaken research into the topic of gender and the labour force, with […]
As political instability increases, the world is beginning to engage in discussions about world peace. But what exactly is peace, and why is using peace as a means just as important as having peace as an end goal? Dr Martin Luther King Jr was at the forefront of the civil rights movement 60 years ago. […]