Ten photos that changed how we see human rights
Jane Lydon, University of Western Australia This 1904 photograph showing the massacre of villagers by Dutch KNIL forces in the Indonesian village of Koetö Réh was used by the Dutch …
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AI impact on human rights to come under scrutiny
By Neena Bhandari [SYDNEY] The Australian human rights commission has embarked on a project looking at the social risks and benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) — a technology whose implications …
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Ireland’s 8th Amendment is a Breach of its own Human Rights Commitments
Bríd Ní Ghráinne, University of Sheffield and Aisling McMahon, Durham University Ireland has one of the most restrictive abortion frameworks in the world. Article 40.3.3 (the so-called 8th amendment) of …
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Why the Business Model of Social Media Giants like Facebook is Incompatible with Human Rights
Sarah Joseph, Monash University Facebook’s actions – or inactions – facilitated breaches of privacy and human rights associated with democratic governance. EPA/Peter DaSilva Facebook has had a bad few weeks. …
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Decolonization—not western liberals—established human rights on the global agenda
Steven L.B. Jensen, a Researcher at the Danish Institute for Human Rights. He has recently published the book The Making of International Human Rights. The 1960s, Decolonization and the Reconstruction …
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