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University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.The removal of Aboriginal an... more University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.The removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families gained national attention in Australia following the publication of the Bringing Them Home Report by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. Notably absent from this Report, however, were first hand accounts of the experiences of Indigenous parents, and in particular mothers, who were frequently the primary carers or sole parents of removed Indigenous children. Drawing primarily on interviews held in the Bringing Them Home Oral History Collection of the National Library of Australia, my research considers the impact of women’s status as mothers on their likelihood of reporting their experiences of human rights violations, through in-depth consideration of the mothers of the Stolen Generations. While some of the findings of the BTH Inquiry have been contested, there was widespread consensus in the community in the wake of the Inquiry that the removals constituted a violation of the rights of Indigenous children, who had suffered considerable harms as a result of their removal. However, the issue of whether the removal of these children was also a violation of the rights of their parents has not been a major focus. The Inquiry noted the lack of testimony by Indigenous parents, attributing it to the impact of trauma and the unwillingness of surviving parents to speak about their experiences due to their overwhelming sense of guilt and despair; a submission by Link-Up NSW commented on Aboriginal mothers being “unwilling and unable to speak about the immense pain, grief and anguish that losing their children had caused them” (HREOC 1997, p. 212). Viewing motherhood as a key site of the intersection of gender, race and state policy, my research identifies some of the significant structural disadvantages facing Aboriginal mothers in the Stolen Generations era, including legal inequalities in guardianship status and other parental rights, discrimination in their access to social security benefits, and the impact of state intervention and surveillance. My research highlights the differing perspectives on the reasons for the removal of Indigenous children held by Aboriginal mothers, those who were removed as children, and people involved in the removal process. A number of key factors emerge from my research that contribute to our understanding of Aboriginal mothers’ ongoing silence throughout the Inquiry process and beyond, and that have wider implications for the identification and investigation of violations of the human rights of mothers
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Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, 2020
This article discusses specific cases in which women’s reproductive capacity and maternal roles h... more This article discusses specific cases in which women’s reproductive capacity and maternal roles have resulted in human rights violation. It finds that in the context of genocide, women and girls may be specifically targeted because of their reproductive capacity; in assimilationist contexts, mothers may be targeted because of perceptions about their gendered role in the transmission of culture; and women’s gendered role of caring for children and the elderly may also increase their vulnerability to harm in some contexts. The role of mothers’ groups who work for justice in the aftermath of human rights violations is also discussed. Such activism falls within the range of socially acceptable behaviour by mothers, but some dismiss it as innately conservative and limited. It is important to recognize the range of roles that women (and mothers) undertake in the context of human rights violation, extending beyond that of victim, to ensure that women’s agency and activism are recognized.
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Gender, Development and Social Change, 2018
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Executive summary The Human Rights Measurement Framework (HRMF) is a new 'analytical tool&#x... more Executive summary The Human Rights Measurement Framework (HRMF) is a new 'analytical tool'that brings together evidence for human rights analysis and assessments, and makes this information available to the Equality and Human Rights Commission ('the ...
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Ethics and Equity: Revaluing Social Responsibility …, 2007
EOPHEA 2007 Conference Ethics and Equity: Revaluing Social Responsibility in Education ... Openin... more EOPHEA 2007 Conference Ethics and Equity: Revaluing Social Responsibility in Education ... Opening Pandora's Box: Lifting the lid on sexual harassment and bullying, and attempting to affect cultural change at the University of Technology, Sydney Daniel O'Neill and Anne ...
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Curator: The Museum Journal
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Human Rights
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AIATSIS, Dec 31, 2021
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Given the increasing focus internationally on human rights education in the past two decades, thi... more Given the increasing focus internationally on human rights education in the past two decades, this article examines recent developments in both human rights legislation and education in Australia. Despite opportunities to effectively integrate human rights education into school programs provided by a new Human Rights Framework and National Curriculum, there have been only limited outcomes to date for human rights education. Failure to systemically integrate human rights principles, topics and practices into school curriculum has resulted in a missed opportunity to create a human rights culture and improve understandings of human rights for Australian students
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Reimagining Mobility in Higher Education, 2022
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Opening Pandora’s Box: “Lifting the lid ” on sexual harassment and bullying, and attempting to af... more Opening Pandora’s Box: “Lifting the lid ” on sexual harassment and bullying, and attempting to affect cultural change at the University of
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International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2021
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Rethinking Transitional Gender Justice, 2018
This chapter explores the right to education as a gender justice issue in Afghanistan, with a par... more This chapter explores the right to education as a gender justice issue in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on Afghan women students’ experiences in accessing and participating in higher education. Afghan women students, living in a complex social context where their right to education remains contested, identify a number of priorities for action to improve their access to and participation in higher education. These include the need for quotas to increase women’s enrolment, their ongoing need for financial support, the need for human rights education throughout Afghanistan to promote greater acceptance of women’s right to an education and the need to address their security concerns, so that they can exercise their right to education and contribute to Afghan society without fear for their personal safety, either now or in the future.
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Australian Journal of Human Rights, 2018
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