Press Release - Liberty Victoria - The time has come for responsible, peaceful and socially distanced protest activity to be lawful in the State of Victoria.

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Thu, 05/11/2020 - 13:11

The time has come for it to be made clear that responsible, peaceful and socially distanced protest activity is lawful in the State of Victoria.

Liberty Victoria is very concerned by the recent arrests and issuing of infringement notices for persons engaged in protest activity. This includes:

Rochelle Francis

Member and Chair of Rights Advocacy Project
Policy Committee
Rights Advocacy Project

Hannah Dickinson

Secretary
Committee
Policy Committee
Management Committee

Liberty Victoria welcomes bill to prohibit conversion practices

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Mon, 07/12/2020 - 15:31

Victoria can be a place where sexually and gender diverse Victorians can grow up feeling accepted, supported and loved. 

The Victorian Government’s Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020 is a very welcome human rights measure. Liberty Victoria applauds this important initiative, and calls on all members of Parliament to support its prompt passage.

Liberty Victoria welcomes Ombudsmans Report into the Public Housing Hard Lockdown

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Thu, 17/12/2020 - 12:57

Liberty Victoria welcomes today’s Ombudsman’s Report into the public housing ‘hard lockdown’ in July of this year.

As the Ombudsman said in her report, “[i]n a just society, human rights are not a convention to be ignored during a crisis, but a framework for how we will treat and be treated as the crisis unfolds.”

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