Could Australia Really Become a Police State? Free public lecture with...
Presented in conjunction with Human Rights Law Centre and Melbourne School of Government, the University of Melbourne’s Law School is hosting a free public lecture by Professor Philip Alston, John...
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Somewhere over the rainbow: the perils of protection for queer asylum seekers
Whether assessed by reference to cultural tropes and stereotypes or invasive and degrading medical examinations, queer refugees face particular challenges and potential for human rights violations. In...
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Breaking the cycle of Aboriginal over-imprisonment – audio now available
In the last 12 months, Victoria recorded the second largest increase in Aboriginal imprisonment rates in Australia. Aboriginal people are now 13 times more likely to be imprisoned than non-Aboriginal...
View ArticleStriking the balance: freedom of religion and equality under the Equal...
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Law Centre invite you to a panel discussion and Q&A to discuss the impact of a recent Victorian Supreme Court case...
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Annual Human Rights Dinner – Sydney Tickets still available
The Human Rights Law Centre and Justice Connect are extremely pleased to announce that the keynote speaker at our upcoming Annual Human Rights Dinners will be Professor Gillian Triggs, President of...
View ArticleTowards a New Treaty on Business and Human Rights
The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law and the Human Rights Law Centre present Professor Olivier De Schutter Date: Tuesday 23 June 2015 Time: 6.00pm – 7.15pm Venue: Monash University Law...
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Walking the Walk: Next Steps Against Family Violence
The Wheeler Centre, in partnership with the Women’s Legal Service Victoria and the Human Rights Law Centre, presents a panel discussion on policy responses to Family Violence Date: Thursday 2 July...
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Manus Event: Inside Australia’s Pacific Non-Solution
Two years after the ‘Regional Resettlement Agreement’ between Australia and PNG was announced, more asylum seekers sent to Manus have died than been resettled and 945 men continue to languish...
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In conversation with Meenakshi Ganguly from Human Rights Watch
Join us for a public discussion between our Director of Advocacy and Research, Emily Howie, and Human Rights Watch’s South Asia Director Meenakshi Ganguly. Meenakshi Ganguly is based in Mumbai and...
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Indigenous Rights are Human Rights – Panel discussion in Perth
The Australian Human Rights Commission, the Human Rights Law Centre, the Law Society of Western Australia and Amnesty International Australia invite you to join us for a panel discussion about current...
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Global ambitions, domestic pitfalls – can Australia lead on human rights?
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop recently confirmed Australia’s candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2018 and also announced Australia would seek a seat on the UN Security Council in...
View ArticleSam’s Big Swim
In January one of our passionate supporters swam an open-water marathon to raise money for our work protecting and promoting human rights! Partaking in “The Bloody Big Swim” between Frankston and...
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Save the Dates: Our Annual Human Rights Dinners
We’re thrilled to announce that our annual dinner in Sydney will be held on Friday 27 May and our Melbourne dinner will be held on Friday 3 June. Tickets will go on sale next month.
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The politics of fear: Human Rights Watch’s Ken Roth in conversation with...
Sophocles said, ‘To him who is in fear, everything rustles’. How have the politics of fear affected global developments in recent years? Which rustles are real and which are imagined? And who benefits...
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Stifling democracy: global and local attacks on press freedom and protest...
The Human Rights Law Centre and Community Legal Centres Queensland are excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for a fantastic human rights event to be held in Brisbane. Tuesday 31 May...
View ArticleHuman rights, business and immigration detention – moderated by HRLC’s Rachel...
Parallel event at the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council Thursday 16 June 2016 – 2:00pm – 3:00 pmROOM IV, PALAIS DES NATIONS, Geneva Immigration detention centres around the world rely on private...
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10 Years of Impact: Human Rights Law Centre Dinners 2016
Thanks to everyone who helped make the 10 Years of Impact: Human Rights Dinners in Melbourne and Sydney such a success. Much fun was had and the events raised over $90,000. Thanks to all who either...
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Manus Island: Lives in limbo – Sydney Event
It is now three years since Australia announced the Regional Resettlement Arrangement with Papua New Guinea that has seen men seeking asylum relocated to Manus Island. Three years on, three men have...
View Article25 Years … and Counting: The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
It’s 25 years since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody handed down its final report. The commission investigated the deaths of 99 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,...
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