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This is the February 2012 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by Elaine Pearson on war crimes in Sri Lanka and Australia’s role A wrap up of the month’s human rights related news [...]
Australia’s anti-discrimination laws must be amended to comply with international human rights standards and contribute to a fairer, healthier, more inclusive and prosperous community. In a major submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General, who is reviewing the laws, the Human Rights Law Centre has called for the Government to use this critical opportunity to address gaps [...]
The Australian Constitution should be amended to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and prohibit racial discrimination in line with key recommendations of an Expert Panel appointed by the Federal Government. “All political parties should show principled leadership and support the Expert Panel’s recommendations. The evidence is clear that Australians support equality, fairness, recognition [...]
This is the January 2012 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by the HRLC’s Phil Lynch on a human rights vision for the new Attorney-General A wrap up of the month’s human rights [...]
To celebrate Human Rights Week 2011, law firms Blake Dawson, DLA Piper and Mallesons Stephen Jaques will match your donations to the Human Rights Law Centre. This means that for every dollar you donate to us between 5 and 10 December, we’ll receive another dollar from our law firm partners! Make a donation and double [...]
This is the December 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by Rebecca Barber of Save the Children on Australia’s role in promoting and protecting human rights in Afghanistan A wrap up of [...]
The passage of important legislation which requires the Federal Parliament to consider international human rights obligations when passing new laws has been warmly welcomed by the Human Rights Law Centre. “The Federal Parliament has today taken a critical step in respecting and promoting human rights,” said Ben Schokman, the HRLC’s Director of International Human Rights [...]
Victoria Police must take a new approach to handling confrontation with people in crisis, the Human Rights Law Centre has said, following today’s release of the findings of the coronial inquest into the 2008 police shooting of Melbourne teenager Tyler Cassidy. The Human Rights Law Centre’s Director of Advocacy and Strategic Litigation, Anna Brown, said it is [...]
This is the November 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by Secretary General of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty A wrap up of the month’s human rights related news coverage International Human Rights [...]
This is the October 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by DLA Piper’s Nicolas Patrick on access to justice in times of austerity Human rights news in brief, including SARC’s review of the [...]
Reform of the regulation, training and monitoring of police use of force is necessary to enhance community safety and ensure Victoria Police comply with human rights. Victoria Police use force, on average, every 2.5 hours. Almost three quarters of these incidents involve the use of capsicum spray. There have been at least 12 people shot [...]
In a landmark decision, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has held that Australia violated the human rights of a permanent resident, and breached its international legal obligations, by cancelling his visa and deporting him to Sweden. Stefan Nystrom was deported from Australia on 29 December 2006 after the government cancelled his visa on the [...]
This is the September 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by Ben Schokman on the costs and benefits of the Victorian Charter Human rights news in brief, including the High Court’s Malaysia Solution [...]
Australian law must be strengthened to prevent Australian officials from directly or indirectly exposing people to serious human rights violations, including torture and the death penalty. The Federal Parliament’s Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs is currently examining a Bill to amend the Extradition Act and the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act. [...]
This is the August 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre’s monthly bulletin Rights Agenda. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by the HRLC’s very own Phil Lynch on human rights and Australian foreign policy Human rights news in brief, including David Hicks’ book [...]
Australia should consider “overarching human rights framework” for foreign policy, says parliamentary committee A joint parliamentary committee has recommended that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade attach further importance to human rights in its work. On 21 July, the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade published its Review of the DFAT Annual [...]
A coalition of leading international and domestic NGOs has presented a major paper to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on strengthening the UN human rights treaty bodies. The Pretoria Statement – which was prepared by NGOs including Amnesty International, the International Service for Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights (South [...]
On 6 July 2011, the Foreign Minister announced a comprehensive new strategy for Australia’s aid and development program. The strategy was developed in response to the report of a major independent review of the effectiveness and efficiency of Australia’s program. Launching the strategy, Minister Rudd outlined that “the fundamental purpose of Australian aid is to [...]
The HRLC has made a submission to the review of the Victorian Charter, which is being undertaken by the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee. Using an evidence-based approach, the HRLC has emphasised that the review should be used as an opportunity to strengthen the Charter and certainly not, in any way, to limit or [...]
This is the July 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion piece by Phil Lynch and Ben Schokman examining the recent commitments made by the Government at the UN Human rights news in brief, including international scrutiny of Australia’s [...]
Australia faced a hard sell to defend its human rights record when it appeared before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 8 June 2011. Australia’s delegation delivered its formal response to 145 recommendations made as part of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review process, which reviews the human rights records of all 192 United [...]
The Australian Government has today formally responded to recommendations made by the UN’s Human Rights Council in February this year, claiming it will accept, at least in part, 90 percent of the recommendations arising from the Universal Periodic Review process. Whilst welcoming the majority of the Government’s response, the Human Rights Law Centre’s Director of [...]
On 31 May 2011, the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and Foreign Debt tabled a report on his February 2011 country mission to Australia in the UN Human Rights Council. The mission focused on the human rights impacts and implications of Australia’s aid, development, trade and investment policies. The report contains 10 concrete recommendations for [...]
On 30 May 2011, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, delivered her report on the global state of human rights to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The report deals with a wide range of international human rights issues, including Australia’s policy of mandatory immigration detention and the ongoing issue of [...]
This is the June 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: Opinion pieces by Susan Ryan, Chair of the Australian Human Rights Group, on the pressing need to engage in efforts to improve human rights protections, and Claire L’Heureux-Dubé, [...]
Australia’s human rights record was scrutinised by the UN Human Rights Council through the Universal Periodic Review Process in January 2011. During that review, a significant number of countries asked questions and made recommendations about Australia’s immigration policies and the practice of mandatory detention. Australia gave a preliminary oral response to those questions during the [...]
This is the May 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in PDF. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Sarah Joseph on Will the Revolution be Tweeted? Human Rights and Social Media Human rights news in brief, including on the review of the Victorian [...]
Ever since its enactment in 2006 as the first state human rights act, the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities has attracted exaggerated claims from politicians, being described as everything from ‘powerful’ and ‘transformative’ to ‘dangerous’ and ‘weak’. Five years on the Charter is being reviewed. It is imperative that this review be guided [...]
This is a special 2011 edition of the Bulletin, which is a joint initiative of the Human Rights Law Centre, the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre and Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. Contents 2011 NGO Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of the [...]
The Australian Government has a legal obligation to implement key human rights reforms, according to a new submission from the Human Rights Law Centre [submission and annexure]. The submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department considers each of 145 recommendations made to Australia by the international community during Australia’s Universal Periodic Review before the UN Human [...]
This is the April 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Dr Clinton Fernandes on Balibo and the case for Australia to prosecute war crimes Human rights news in brief, including renewed calls [...]
This is the March 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, celebrating 100 years of International Women’s Day and calling for action on domestic violence Human rights [...]
The Gillard Government is consolidating federal anti-discrimination laws into a single Equality Act. The process has been promoted as an exercise in addressing inconsistencies and reducing regulation. The Government should show that it is serious about achieving equality by ensuring that the draft Bill, due to be released later this year, also strengthens and modernises [...]
Proposed amendments to Victoria’s equal opportunity laws will perpetuate discrimination and undermine fairness and equality, writes Rachel Ball In opposition, the Victorian Coalition campaigned for a “stronger, fairer and safer” Victoria, but early hopes that Ted Baillieu would lead a government committed to fostering an inclusive and discrimination-free society are already beginning to fade. Over [...]
This is the February 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on how and why Australia’s aid and development program should prioritise the promotion and protection of human rights Human rights news, including [...]
Australia has been called on to enact a Human Rights Act, recognise same-sex marriage, abolish mandatory immigration detention and entrench Indigenous rights in the Constitution following a major international review before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The review, known as the Universal Periodic Review, is a process which provides all 193 UN countries [...]
This is the January 2011 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is sponsored by Lander & Rogers, includes: Opinion pieces on strengthening the Charter of Human Rights for a fairer and stronger Victoria by Emily [...]
On 2 December 2010, the Human Rights Law Resource Centre, wrote to the Hon Robert Clark MP, Attorney-General for Victoria in the new Baillieu Government, setting out ten policies which the Centre considers the Victorian Government should implement as a matter of priority for a stronger, fairer and safer Victoria. Respect for human rights is one of the [...]
This is the December 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on human rights and the review of Australian aid and international development assistance by Archie Law, CEO of ActionAid Human rights [...]
Australia is due to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review on 27 January 2011. In July 2010, a coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs) from across Australia prepared a joint NGO submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Australia. The submission was prepared with substantial input and guidance from a high-level NGO Working Group and [...]
This is the November 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by DLA Phillips Fox, includes: An opinion piece on the use and regulation of Tasers by Emily Howie, Director of Advocacy [...]
The HRLRC has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010. Notwithstanding gaps and deficiencies in the Government’s Human Rights Framework, the HRLRC welcomes the establishment of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights [...]
This is the October 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson, includes: An opinion piece on the need for concerted action from governments, business and NGOs to reduce [...]
The work, functioning and status of the UN Human Rights Council will be reviewed in 2011. An open-ended working group established by the Council to discuss this review is scheduled for 25 to 29 October 2010. Coincidentally, Australia will participate in the Council’s Universal Periodic Review process from early- to mid-2011. Both the Council review and [...]
A high-level UN committee has found that Australia needs to take urgent measures to address racism and racial discrimination, disadvantage and inequality. On 27 August 2010, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination released its Concluding Observations following a review of Australia’s compliance with the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of [...]
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has released its Concluding Observations following a review of Australia’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The Committee comments on a number of positive developments in Australia and welcomes the enactment of the Paid Parental [...]
This is the September 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques, includes: An opinion piece on ‘Strengthening Democracy’ and the importance of the right to vote case run [...]
Of the myriad issues inadequately covered in the 2010 Federal Election campaign, the issues as to Australian values and identity, and how these values shape the way we understand our role and responsibility in the world, must figure high. In the leaders’ debate, for example, the only discussion of Australian foreign policy and our place [...]
This is the August 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by DLA Phillips Fox, includes: An opinion piece on the future of the UK Human Rights Act and reflections for Australia [...]
Respect for human rights is the foundation of a community that is fair, just, cohesive and inclusive. The promotion and protection of human rights should be a key priority for the next Australian Government. On the international stage, Australia has a proud bipartisan history in the development of human rights laws and institutions. At home, [...]
Castles v Secretary to the Department of Justice [2010] VSC 310 (9 July 2010) On 9 July 2010, the Supreme Court of Victoria found that the plaintiff, Kimberley Castles, is entitled under s 47(1)(f) of the Corrections Act 1986 to undergo IVF treatment. The finding overturns a decision by the Secretary of the Department of [...]
This is the July 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson, includes: An opinion piece on international treaty body reform, by Professor Michael O’Flaherty, member of the UN [...]
On 2 June 2010, the Attorney-General introduced the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010 in the House of Representatives. The Bills comprise key elements of the Government’s new ‘Human Rights Framework’ and have been referred by the Senate to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation [...]
On 2 June 2010, the Attorney-General introduced the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010, a key element of the Government’s new ‘Human Rights Framework’, in the House of Representatives. The Bill establishes a Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, to be comprised of five members of the House of Representatives and five Senators, with two [...]
This is the June 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques, includes: An opinion piece on ‘Australia’s Role in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the [...]
This is the May 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by DLA Phillips Fox, includes: An opinion piece on ‘Australia’s New Human Rights Framework: Icing without a Cake’ Human rights news, including [...]
Human rights education and parliamentary engagement with human rights will be enhanced under a new “Human Rights Framework” for Australia, announced by the Attorney-General on 21 April 2010 in response to the recommendations of the National Human Rights Consultation. However, the Rudd Government’s failure to commit to a comprehensive, national Human Rights Act — a key recommendation [...]
This is a special edition of the Bulletin, which is a joint initiative of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre, the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre and Mallesons Stephen Jaques. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. Contents NCYLC 2010 Children’s Law Awards Convention on the Rights of the Child: [...]
This is the April 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson, includes: An opinion piece on how the forthcoming Universal Periodic Review of Australia by Chris Sidoti, a leading international [...]
In a landmark decision, R v Momcilovic [2010] VSCA 50 (17 March 2010), the Victorian Court of Appeal has unanimously held that: s 32(1) of the Charter is not a ‘special’ rule of statutory interpretation, but rather a statutory directive that requires all persons engaged in the task of statutory interpretation to ‘explore all possible [...]
The UK Equality and Human Rights Commission has just released a major research report on ‘Developing a Bill of Rights for the UK’. The report aims to ‘identify and explore best practice processes for developing a new Bill of Rights for the UK’. The report analyses evidence from related domestic and international experiences (including the [...]
The announcement that Victoria Police will conduct a trial to roll-out Tasers to all uniformed and traffic management police in Bendigo and Morwell leaves vulnerable groups at risk of greater harm. “This announcement reflects the race to the bottom in the Victorian Government’s pre-election law and order agenda. We are seeing good, evidence-based policy being [...]
This is the March 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques, includes: An opinion piece on how Australia could set the global agenda in the area of business and [...]
It is almost two years since the Rudd Government issued its historic Apology to the Stolen Generations. Polling immediately prior to the Apology indicated that it remained a contentious and potentially divisive issue, with 55 per cent of Australians supporting the Government’s decision to say sorry and 36 per cent opposed. Polling conducted in the [...]
This is the February 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by DLA Phillips Fox, includes: An opinion piece on how Australia could be a stronger force for human rights in Southeast Asia [...]
This is the January 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson, includes: Opinion pieces on the right to health in Australia (by UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Anand [...]
On 10 December 2009, the Centre released a paper entitled Human Rights Leadership: Initiatives to Promote Human Rights at Home and Abroad. The paper, which was provided to the Federal Government in September, proposes 20 initiatives which Australia could take to strengthen a range of normative, preventative and remedial mechanisms to protect human rights at [...]
This is the December 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Mallesons Stephen Jaques, includes: Opinion pieces on proposed police search and move on powers by Emily Howie and on exemptions from anti-discrimination legislation by Rachel [...]
This is the November 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by DLA Phillips Fox, includes: An opinion piece on the National Human Rights Consultation and a Human Rights Act for Australia by the Hon [...]
This is the October 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin, which is proudly sponsored by Allens Arthur Robinson, includes: An opinion piece on Australia’s role in promoting human rights in Burma by Carroll Bogert, Associate Director of [...]
This is the September 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on reconciling the rights to equality and freedom of religion by Rachel Ball, lawyer with the Human Rights Law Resource Centre News about the [...]
This is the August 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the UN treaty body reform process by Gareth Sweeney from the International Service for Human Rights in Geneva News about legislative measures to [...]
This is the July 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the relationship between human rights, the Global Financial Crisis and the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights review of Australia News [...]
This is the June 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the Durban Review Conference and global and local responses to racism by Tom Calma, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner [...]
This is the May 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the right to quality education for Indigenous peoples and minority groups, by Gay McDougall, UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues News about [...]
This is the April 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the Bulletin in [PDF] or [Word]. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the recent UN Human Rights Committee Review of Australia and Australia’s obligation to become a ‘AAA’ human rights player News about [...]
Opinion piece by Elaine Pearson on war crimes in Sri Lanka Human rights news in brief: – Important steps for Indigenous constitutional recognition – Police pursuits in Victoria leave five dead and prompt calls for policy rethink – Man dies in custody of NT Police – Call to end mandatory sentencing for people smugglers – [...]
This is the March 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. Download the full edition of the HRLRC Bulletin in PDF here. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Carroll Bogert, Associate Director of Human Rights Watch, on police brutality in PNG News about human rights, climate change and Indigenous [...]
The Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin is a monthly publication. Each edition contains: a human rights opinion piece; the latest human rights news; Victorian Charter of Human Rights developments; casenotes on key human rights decisions from domestic, regional and international courts and tribunals; information about the Centre’s case work, and policy, advocacy and law reform work; [...]
The February 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Rachel Ball of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre on ‘A New Vision for Equality’ News about a proposed project to promote disability rights and ratification of the UN Disability Convention in the Pacific, and an analysis of [...]
The January 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Andrew Hudson of Human Rights First on the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders News about the UN Human Rights Committee’s forthcoming review of Australia, the adoption of an historic Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, [...]
The December 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: Opinion pieces by John von Doussa QC (former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission) and Simon Rice (Director of Law Reform and Social Justice at the ANU College of Law) on the proposed national human rights consultation News about Australia’s ratification of the [...]
The November 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Prof Hilary Charlesworth of ANU entitled ’60 Years On: How Universal is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?‘ News about a major NGO Report on Australia to the UN Human Rights Committee, Australia’s proposed ratification of the Optional Protocols [...]
Attached is the October 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin. This edition of the Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Peter Seidel of Arnold Bloch Leibler entitled ‘Time to Get Real with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples’ News about Australia’s proposed ratification of the Optional Protocol [...]
The September 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Rachel Ball of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre about ‘Making Equality Real in Australia’ News about significant announcements by the federal Attorney-General to ‘strengthen human rights and the rule of law’ and major contributions to the Centre by the [...]
The August 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Paul Ronalds, Deputy CEO of World Vision, regarding the relationship between human rights, aid and development News about Australia’s ratification of the UN Disabilities Convention, a campaign to end mandatory immigration detention, the further development of an Optional Protocol [...]
The July 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by the Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, former Prime Minister of Australia, regarding ‘Australian Foreign Policy and Human Rights’ News about the Federal Government’s proposal to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination [...]
The June 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece from James Welch, the Legal Director of Liberty UK, regarding a ‘Reflections on an Australian Charter of Rights from the UK’ News about the UN Committee against Torture’s recent review of Australia, announcements by the Federal Government regarding the Disabilities [...]
The May 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece regarding a ‘The Role of Human Rights Charters in Addressing Disadvantage and Improving Public Services’ News about the entry into force of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Updates on the Victorian Charter of Rights, including [...]
The April 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece regarding a ‘Human Rights Approach to Immigration Law’ by David Manne, Co-ordinator and Principal Solicitor of the Refugee & Immigration Legal Centre News about Australia’s increased engagement with international human rights norms and mechanisms, including the Optional Protocol to [...]
The March 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece setting out a ‘Human Rights Agenda for Kevin 07 in Australia 08’ by former Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Chris Sidoti News about the response of UN Special Rapporteurs to the apology to the Stolen Generations, together with a summary of [...]
The February 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece about the Victorian Charter of Human Rights by the Hon Rob Hulls MP, Deputy Premier and Attorney-General for Victoria News about a major UK report on human rights and improved public services and a new UN post to address [...]
The January 2008 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece about Australia’s human rights policy by Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch News about the UN Committee against Torture’s recent General Comment and a generous donation to the Centre by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Updates on [...]
The December edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin (the 20th edition!) includes: An opinion piece about Australia’s withdrawal from a review by the UN Committee against Torture News about significant contributions to the Centre by DLA Phillips Fox and the R E Ross Trust Information about a range of resources and events [...]
The November 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Vickie Roach, an Indigenous woman who won back the right to vote for over 8000 prisoners in the High Court An analysis of the High Court’s reasons in Roach v Electoral Commissioner, which established the constitutional protection of the [...]
The October 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: An opinion piece by Federal Human Rights Commissioner, Graeme Innes AM, on same-sex entitlements News regarding the Centre’s victory in the High Court for prisoners’ voting rights Information about the recently adopted UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples A summary [...]
The September 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin includes: ‘Eureka! The Government Wins Again’ – an opinion piece by Julian Burnside QC News regarding the Australian Government’s reports to the UN under the ICCPR and the ICESCR A case note on a recent Victorian Supreme Court decision which considered the right [...]
The August 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: ‘Indigenous Rights 40 Years On’ – an opinion piece by Ben Schokman of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre News regarding the Centre’s pro bono output (which has just topped $2.5 million!) and a call for financial support and donations A report on [...]
The July 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: ‘Righting Australia’s National Housing Crisis’ – an opinion piece by Kristen Hilton of the PILCH Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic News regarding the Centre’s development of a new project to resource and support NGO engagement with UN human rights bodies News about the establishment [...]
The June 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: ‘Safeguarding the Crown Jewels: The Need for Effective UN Human Rights Experts’ – an opinion piece by Andrew Hudson of Human Rights First in New York News regarding the development of an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [...]
The May 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: ‘Australian Government must Get Serious About UN Human Rights Reporting’ – an opinion piece by Annie Pettitt of the National Association of Community Legal Centres News regarding Australia’s signature of the UN Disability Convention and Federal Labor’s commitment to an inquiry into the [...]
The April 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: ‘Human Rights are Common Sense’ – an opinion piece on the likely impacts and implications of the Victorian Charter of Rights A summary and analysis of the recently adopted General Comment No 10 of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child [...]
The March 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: ‘Activism is not a Dirty Word’ – an opinion piece about the importance of law reform and legal activism by Hugh de Kretser, Executive Director of the Federation of Community Legal Centres Information about the new DLA Phillips Fox Human Rights Lawyer A summary [...]
The February 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: An opinion piece about the relationship between democracy and Charters of Rights by Dr Helen Szoke and Matthew Carroll of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission Information about the UN Human Rights Committee’s draft General Comment on the Right to a Fair [...]
The January 2007 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: An opinion piece about Ruddock’s recent criticism of pro bono ‘advocacy’ by Brian Walters SC Information about the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities A statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights and poverty [...]
The December 2006 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: An opinion piece about Australia and the death penalty by the Hon John von Doussa QC; Information about new resources on the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and the UK Human Rights Act; A casenote on the first case to reference the Victorian [...]
The November 2006 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the importance of amending equal opportunity legislation to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of homelessness, unemployment, poverty or irrelevant criminal record; Information about a new and useful guide to the UK Human Rights Act; A case note on a [...]
The October 2006 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes: An opinion piece on the Court of Appeal decision in the Jack Thomas case; Commentaries on the one-year review of the ACT Human Rights Act and the five-year review of the UK Human Rights Act; Case notes on recent human rights decisions from [...]
The September 2006 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin contains articles about: A human rights approach to public policy by the Hon Elizabeth Evatt; The Victorian Court of Appeal’s decision in Jack Thomas’s appeal against conviction for terrorist-related offences; A recent determination by the UN Human Rights Committee in relation to Australia’s policy [...]
The August 2006 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes articles about: ‘Judging Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ – an opinion piece by Waleed Aly about the need for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; The historic enactment of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities; [...]
Volume 3 of of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes articles about: ‘Torturing rights at home and abroad’ – an opinion piece by Waleed Aly about the detention of David Hicks, asylum seekers and terrorist accused; Funding for the Human Rights Law Resource Centre; The pending visit to Australia of the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate [...]
Volume 2 of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes articles about: The value of the legislative entrenchment of economic, social and cultural rights; Rev Tim Costello’s call for a human rights approach to human development; A recent UN Human Rights Committee ruling in relation to the human rights of an Indigenous man with a mild intellectual [...]
Volume 1 of the Human Rights Law Resource Bulletin includes articles on: the need for and establishment of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ltd; a case note on an April 2006 decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal which examines the relationship between domestic law and international human rights law; prisoners and the human right to [...]
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