Human rights hearings begin today
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| Wednesday July 1,
2009 |
Australians have shown unprecedented support for
a Human Rights Act for Australia. The National
Human Rights Consultation Committee has received 38,000
submissions, making it the
biggest consultation of its kind in Australia.
After a series of Roundtable community discussions throughout the
country the final stage in the process begins from today ... More
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Democrats' membership grows
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| Thursday, June 25,
2009 |
During the past 3 months Australian Democrats'
membership has grown 7.5% nationally and 6% in Victoria. The trend is
continuing with new members joining every day ... More
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Australia violates children's rights
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Christmas Island is no place to detain
children
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| Saturday, June
20, 2009 |
Amnesty International has
called on the Australian Government to commit fully to its vision of
creating a
more humane refugee system. An online
petition addressed to Immigration Minister, Chris Evans insists
that the government stop violating its
international obligations under the Convention on the
Rights of the
Child (CRC) ... More
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Is Victoria serious about reconciliation?
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Wednesday, June 17,
2009
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The Democrats have added their voice
to the campaign to save Reconciliation
Victoria. Victorian Democrats are
urging
members, supporters and the public to write,
phone and email the Premier calling for his personal intervention.
Reconciliation
Victoria will be forced to close its office at the end of June
unless the Victorian Government reverses its decision to discontinue
funding. The Government's decision flys in the face of its public
commitment to
'closing the gap' ... More
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Saying
"sorry" is not enough - Amnesty
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| Wednesday, June 3,
2009 |
Amnesty International Australia says although it
was a momentous year for human rights in Australia, much remains to be
done.
There were many positives including the
government's formal apology to the Stolen Generations, the announcement
of the national consultation into human rights protection, the
establishment of the National Council to Reduce
Violence Against Women and their Children, the end of the Temporary
Protection Visa scheme and the shelving of the so-called 'Pacific
Solution'... More
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Boat arrivals
- humane response needed
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| Tuesday, May 5,
2009 |
The Refugee
Council of Australia
has called for strong moral leadership on asylum policy. The Council
urged the Opposition to abandon its
call for a return to the cruel and counterproductive Temporary
Protection Visa (TPV) regime, which inflicted intense suffering on
people known to be refugees, failed in its attempt to deter people
smuggling, and attracted widespread international condemnation ... More
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Victoria
axes reconciliation
funding
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| Wednesday April
15, 2009 |
Despite the Victorian Government's public
commitment last year to 'closing
the gap' in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander disadvantage and
health outcomes, the Brumby Government appears to be uncommitted when
it comes to the difficult task of addressing cultural misunderstanding
in the general population ... More
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A Human
Rights Act for Australia
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| Wednesday April
15, 2009 |
During April and May the National
Human Rights Consultation Committee will be conducting
Community Roundtable events in Melbourne, Geelong, Dandenong, Bendigo,
Ballarat, Wodonga, and Mildura. A
calendar of venues and dates is listed on the Human Rights Consultation
website. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime chance to call for binding legal protection of the
human rights of everyone in Australia ... More
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