Transgender rights have come under the spotlight in recent years, thanks to a growing resistance against discriminatory laws and the rise of high-profile icons like young activist Jazz Jennings and actress Laverne Cox. But while momentum for trans activism continues to soar, how many of us are aware of the stigma — or everyday discrimination […]
Hundreds of civilians have been killed by airstrikes inside their homes or in places where they sought refuge after following Iraqi government advice not to leave during the offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS). Survivors and eyewitnesses in East Mosul said they did not try […]
The National Board held its first meeting for 2017 on 25 and 26 February. This meeting covered national and international issues, and the Board took some key decisions in order to meet our 2020 Vision. National Director Claire Mallinson provided the board with a review of our work in 2016. Some of the key highlights […]
Sara Beltran Hernandez, a mother who fled violence in El Salvador only to be detained in the United States for 15 months, has been released from detention to be with her family and to seek treatment for a brain tumor. What happened? Sara is a 26-year-old mother of two who fled to the US to […]
Same hate and fear, new packaging. President Trump has signed a new executive order banning people from six Muslim-majority countries and slamming the door on refugees. This hateful ban demonises the vulnerable – those who have fled torturers, warlords and dictators – and make no mistake: people will lose their lives because of it. Raise […]
Today is a very special day in our human rights calendar. It’s International Women’s Day (IWD). A day in which the incredible feats of women are championed and the inequalities and prejudices against us that still exist today are challenged globally. In 2017 the theme of IWD is #Beboldforchange, so we wanted to shine the […]
Featuring central characters with a strong social conscience who stand up for a range of human rights issues, to protagonists who champion the importance of strength and courage in the face of adversity, it’s time to shake up your reading list with these inspiring novels. The Color Purple by Alice Walker: Celie Set against a […]
In a blow to the rights of LGBTQI students in the US, President Trump has revoked landmark guidance from the former Obama administration, which allowed transgender students to use the bathroom matching the gender they identify with. “Reversing this guidance tells trans kids that it’s OK with the Trump administration and the Department of Education […]
Don Dale youth detention centre. Manus. Nauru. Many Australians visited these places in 2016, if only in their imagination. In reality, a small number of people witnessed firsthand what was happening – or worse, lived through it. Even fewer spoke up about it, but their courage made the difference. Horrors committed every day and long […]
What would you do, if you belonged to a community that was facing discrimination and even genocide, and the country of your birth had no laws to protect you or your children? Would you stay, waiting to be killed whilst you buried your loved ones? The Hazaras are one such community that are mostly Shia […]
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