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 with the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities
• Case notes on significant recent decisions from the UK House of Lords (right to liberty in the context of control orders), UN Human Rights Committee (right to equality before the courts in the context of the hearing of an appeal, and freedom from arbitrary detention in the context of immigration detention) and the European Court of Human Rights (freedom of expression in the context of defamation proceedings, and right to liberty in the context of detention on remand)
• Information about the Centre’s recent policy work, including in relation to family violence reforms and Indigenous land management
• Updates on the Centre’s casework and litigation, including matters which pertain to access to medical treatment and drug harm reduction programs
• Details of forthcoming human rights seminars and events
• Information about useful human rights resources, including the most recent additions to the Centre’s website and a review of Our Freedoms: A Decade’s Reflection on the Advancement of Human Rights
• ‘If I were Attorney-General’ by Natasha Stott Despoja, Senator for South Australia and the Australian Democrats’ Attorney-General’s spokesperson

Found in HRLRC E-Bulletin, Past Issues