Human dignity and the idea of justice, part 1
The idea of human dignity consists in recognizing that man is a being that has ends proper to himself, his own ends, to be freely complied with by himself. Or…
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February 28, 2012
Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Mining / Racism / West Papua
Copper and gold: the blood diamonds of West Papua
Ernst & Young has its fingers in projects that disadvantage Indigenous people across the world, including in West Papua.
February 22, 2012
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Equality / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / Indonesia / Justice / Law / Racism / Rule of Law / West Papua
The Jayapura Five: Our choices and actions do affect the lives of others
Little fly, Thy summer’s play My thoughtless hand Has brushed away. Am not I A fly like thee? Or art not thou A man like me? For I dance And…
February 21, 2012
ACT Government / Australian Labor Party / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Globalisation / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / WA Police
Racism in Australia’s criminal justice system
Indigenous people in Australia are subjected to more aggressive treatment by the criminal justice system compared with other Australians.
February 16, 2012
Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Political theory / Rule of Law
Racism and the politics of power
Racial classification today is commonplace; people routinely catalogue each other as members of this or that race, and seem to assume that everyone can be thus classified Bernard Boxill, "Introduction"…
February 15, 2012
Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Government / Rule of Law / White Australia
Australian Constitutional reform
Following on from the discussion of belonging and what the Australian flag represents to many Indigenous Australians, this post gives consideration to the current debate about acknowledgement of Australia's Aborigines…
February 12, 2012
Accountability / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Genocide / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Respect / Rule of Law
Am I not a man and a brother: A campaign for someone else’s rights
In the late afternoon of May 22, 1787, a group of a dozen men officially assembled at James Phillips' bookstore and printing shop located at 2 George Yard, London. While…
February 9, 2012
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / Indonesia / International Law / Justice / Law / Mining / Political theory / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / West Papua
Genocide in West Papua, collective responsibility and the role of Ernst & Young
The TNI under Suharto was seen as different from other armies because: Indonesian army sees itself as quite different from other armies in the world, because it was never created…
February 4, 2012
Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Corruption / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / International Law / Law / Mining / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / West Papua
West Papua and the vote of no choice!
These feelings which we Cubans have already acquired will have to be shared by someday. Today it hurts us if a Cuban is hungry, if a Cuban has no doctor,…
February 3, 2012