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Human Rights in Australia by
Human rights recognise the inherent value of every person, regardless of our respective backgrounds, where we live, what we look like, what we think or what we believe. What are Australia's international and domestic human rights obligations. Does Australia need to lift its game on human rights if it is to be taken seriously on the international stage?
Human Rights by
What are human rights? Is there a set of global human rights that every person is entitled to? Should there be? This book takes a look at what human rights are, where they're being violated, and what is being done to enforce them.
Human Rights and Civil Liberties by
Protecting and promoting human rights requires balancing the interests of individuals and groups with the interests of society including security, public health and public order. This book examines Australia's human rights record and a range of opinions in the debate over human rights protection.
Indigenous Rights by
This book looks at the progress of key rights issues confronting Australia's indigenous peoples, including historical civil rights milestones; land rights and native title; Reconciliation and the apology to the Stolen Generations; indigenous governance and self-determination; and constitutional recognition. Indigenous Rights also examines the government policy aimed at closing the gap in health and life expectancy, and human rights concerns over the ongoing federal intervention in Northern Territory communities. How should this nation right the wrongs visited upon the first Australians?
The Civil Rights Movement by
Beginning with "The First Civil Rights Act: April 19, 1866," this volume explores the history of American race relations through twenty-one key events or milestones.
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott by
In graphic novel format, tells the story of Rosa Park's arrest for not giving up her bus seat on December 1, 1955, and the boycott it sparked.
Whose Land? Eyewitness to Aboriginal - Non-Aboriginal relations 1770-2007 by
History of relations between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people, from the early days of first settlement to today.
Between Two Worlds by
Earlier this century, thousands of Aboriginal children of part descent were taken away from their families by the government and placed in institutions. Some were never to return home. Between Two Worlds looks at two Northern Territory 'Half-caste' institutions run by the Commonwealth government: the Bungalow in Alice Springs and the Kahlin Home in Darwin.
Stolen Generations and the Way Ahead by
It has been over twenty years since the release of the landmark Bringing Them Home report and more than a decade since the National Apology was delivered by then - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Stolen Generations survivors - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who have suffered as the result of past government policies and practices of forced child removal and assimilation.
Indigenous People and Criminal Justice by
Indigenous Australians are the most incarcerated people on Earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders make up 2% of all Australians, yet constitute 27% of the nation's prison population. Over-representation in the criminal justice system by indigenous men, women and young people is a persistent and growing problem. What are the reasons for these high imprisonment rates; and what reforms are being proposed to reduce indigenous people's contact with the criminal justice system?
Time
Equality Now
Nearly 60 years after the march on Washington, black Americans are still fighting an uphill battle.
Time
1955 Demanding Dignity
The Bus Riders
"Another Negro Woman has been arrested and thrown into jail because she refused to get up out of her seat on the bus for a white person"
Time - Aug 3 / Aug 10, 2020
John Lewis 1940 - 2020 Conscience of a Nation