Why should I care about human rights?
Thoughts on human rights
This article fleshes out some of the ideas in the introduction and would be a good one to read after that.
The Rwandan massacres
The massacres in Rwanda were an event that touched me deeply, and taught me much about the world. Here are a couple of good summary articles about why the west should also learn from them.
The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by man for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison men because they are different from other men
Dark Emu
It is rare to read a book which so upends your historical notions of the place in which you live.
Although I went to an alternative school where I studied Aboriginal History, and despite reading about Aboriginal life and culture before, this book was a revelation to me.