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.
Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed
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.