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Sarah Joseph

Sarah Joseph is the Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Lawof the Monash University.

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“The freedom that hurts us”

by Sarah Joseph

2 March 2006

The battle has already come up: the religious extremism vs. freedom of speech. Reportedly, this is the bundler caused by the world tensions resulting from the publication of cartoons featuring Mohammed in Denmark and in other parts of Europe. However, apart from the media, I have been (...)

"Torture is inhuman, illegal and futile"

by Sarah Joseph

20 May 2005

The war on terrorism has revived the idea that torture would be an effective means to fight terrorism. That is the thesis of Mirko Bagaric and Julie Clarke of Deakin University. According to their thesis, is a time bomb were planted anywhere, it would be legitimate to torture people who were (...)