Liberty Victoria Calls on Government to find COVID-safe ways for Protest Activity

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Fri, 22/01/2021 - 16:11

Liberty Victoria Calls on Government to find COVID-safe ways for Protest Activity

 

Liberty Victoria is disappointed in the Premier’s reported comments this week that now is not the time to be protesting. Freedom of expression, the right of peaceful assembly and freedom of association are fundamental human rights protected by the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities. Those rights are also fundamental to a healthy democracy.

Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences

Read our submission to the @VLRC inquiry into Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences. Liberty Victoria calls for careful rights-based reform and the introduction of a restorative justice model for suitable matters. “A restorative justice model has the potential to have a long-lasting and wide-reaching impact on criminal justice in Victoria, and improving outcomes for victim-survivors.”

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Liberty Victoria welcomes Court decision concerning the Biloela Family

Submitted by Liberty Victoria on Tue, 16/02/2021 - 15:46

Liberty Victoria welcomes the decision handed down by the Full Federal Court today concerning the Biloela family. A unanimous Full Federal Court has upheld the earlier decision of the Honourable Justice Moshinsky that the Minister for Home Affairs denied the youngest child of the Biloela family procedural fairness in the assessment of whether she engaged Australia’s international non-refoulement obligations.

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