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Content warning – distressing themes This week, The Wire covered the Federal government appointed eight Ambassadors for International Day of People With Disabilities. Human rights activist and Khadija Gbla is one of them with an insightful story to share. She came to Australia as a refugee at the age of 13 from Sierra Leone, in …
Activist shares story on experience with FGM and empowering human rights Read More »
Yesterday, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus announced reforms to the secrecy legislation that aims to harmonise the vast array of laws in regards to the protection of information. Stephen Hill asks Kieran Pender senior lawyer of the Human Rights Law Centre whether the changes provide an adequate balance between transparency and protection of government information. Pender …
The conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. Today US President Joe Biden addressed the nation, asking the US Congress US$100 billion for Israel to defend itself, for humanitarian help for Gaza, and for Ukraine. Meanwhile, communities across the world continue to protest against the war, and Western Australia is not the exception. The Perth Palestinian …
Protests in WA against the conflict in Gaza continue Read More »
As the deadline for online enrollment to vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum approaches on 18 September, more than 95 per cent of prisoners have been enrolled to vote. But according to Justice Action, this is disenfranchising nearly 45,000 Australians in the justice system, one third of them being First Nations prisoners. If …
Tibetans met with ministers in Canberra yesterday, for the 12th Tibet Lobby Day, organised by the Australia Tibet Council, to address human rights issues in Tibet. They were encouraged by a poll indicating that 70% of Australians want stronger human rights accountability. Delegates called for support for a UN investigation into the separation of Tibetan …
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Thirty-one years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Indigenous fatalities remain alarmingly high. Findings from the Australian Institute of Criminology reveal sixteen Indigenous Australian people died in custody over the past year. Mia Rakhit talked to Robyn Newitt about why some of the landmark commission’s key recommendations are still going ignored. Image: …
A report recommending many amendments to the Australian legal system, including a Charter of Human Rights, was released today. The report, prepared by lecturer at the RMIT Graduate School of Business and Law, Dr Adam Fletcher, comes after multiple major bills were flagged by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. 72 of the 400 …
Is Australia meeting international human rights obligations? Read More »
It was announced on Friday that the case against the proposed Waratah Coal Mine in Galilee Basin of Central Western Queensland was successful. For the first time in Australia, court officials accepted on-country evidence as part of the case. This is a significant step forward for the legal recognition of the knowledge of the …
Historic Ruling In Favour of First Nations Climate Advocacy Group Read More »