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HRLRC E-Bulletin
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 Racial [...]
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 Leave [...]
This is the September 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 jointly by the [...]
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.
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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 by Professor Conor [...]
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, the [...]
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 Justice [...]
This is the July 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 Human Rights Committee [...]
Policy Brief on Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific: Australia’s Role and Responsibilities (28 June 2010)
As the Federal Government prepares its response to the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, ‘Human Rights and the Asia-Pacific: Opportunities and Challenges’, this policy brief on ‘Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific: Australia’s Role and Responsibilities’ [...]
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 primary [...]
This is the June 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 [...]
This is the May 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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An opinion piece on ‘Australia’s New Human Rights Framework: Icing without a Cake’
Human rights news, including in relation to the [...]
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 of [...]
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.
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NCYLC 2010 Children’s Law Awards
Convention on the Rights of the Child: The State of Play [...]
This is the April 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 human rights expert
Human [...]
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 interpretations [...]
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 ACT, [...]
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 discarded [...]
This is the March 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 human rights
Human Rights [...]
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.
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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 by Elaine Pearson [...]
This is the January 2010 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 Grover) and on [...]
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.
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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 Ball and Melanie [...]
This is the November 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 Catherine Branson QC, [...]
This is the October 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 Human Rights Watch
News [...]
This is the September 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 new ASEAN Intergovernmental [...]
This is the August 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 improve disability rights, [...]
This is the July 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 about a major [...]
This is the June 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 and Race Discrimination [...]
This is the May 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 the recent UN [...]
This is the April 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 the entry into [...]
Opinion: Strengthening Democracy: HRLRC and GetUp! Case Restores Right to Vote to Over 100,000 Australians
News Items:
- HRLRC Brings You the Latest Human Rights News and Views
- UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Releases Concluding Observations on Australia
- Australia Reviewed by UN Committee on Racial Discrimination
Recent Victorian Charter Case Notes
Recent Comparative Law Case Notes
If [...]
Human Rights News Stories for the week ending 3 September 2010
This is the March 2009 edition of the Human Rights Law Resource Centre Bulletin.
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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 rights and a major [...]
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;
details of [...]
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 [...]
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, Social and [...]
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 Optional Protocol [...]
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 to the [...]
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 to the Convention [...]
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 Legal Services [...]
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 to the [...]
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 against Women, [...]
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 Convention, the [...]
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 information [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 violence [...]
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 [...]
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 associated [...]
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 right [...]
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 of [...]
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 to [...]
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 [...]
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 of [...]
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
News [...]
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 need [...]
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 in [...]
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 of [...]
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 Hearing [...]
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
Information [...]
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 Charter [...]
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 recent [...]
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 [...]
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 of [...]
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;
The [...]
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 Housing; [...]
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 disability [...]
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 vote; [...]
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