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 findings of an independent evaluation of the Centre and a profile of our new Human Rights Lawyers
- Updates on the Victorian Charter of Rights, including analyses of recent Statements of Compatibility
- Updates on other Charters of Rights, including resources regarding the application of Charters to the criminal justice system and to people in care
- Case notes on significant recent human rights decisions from the European Court of Human Rights (discrimination on the basis of sexuality; psychiatric detention in prison), the Supreme Court of Victoria (equality of arms and the right to a fair and public hearing) and the UK courts (right to life, prevention of harm and access to adequate mental health care; independence and impartiality of courts and tribunals)
- Information about the Centre’s policy work, including coordinating a major NGO Report to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Updates on the Centre’s casework and litigation, including in relation to access to adequate mental health care for prisoners, and transparency and accountability in prison management
- Details of forthcoming human rights seminars and events, including Centre events with Prof Martin Scheinin (UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism), Gay McDougall (UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues) and Tom Calma (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner)
- Information about useful human rights resources, including additions to the Centre’s website
- An update on international human rights developments from our foreign correspondents in Geneva, Claire Mahon (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) and Philippe Tremblay (Association for the Prevention of Torture) ‘If I were Attorney-General’ by Fiona McLeay, General Counsel of World Vision Australia
