-
Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: March 9, 2016
-
Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: March 4, 2016
Every year, over 6000 prisoners are released in Victoria, but what does this mean for individuals and the wider community? This video by Young Liberty for Law Reform’s criminal justice pod explores some of the many issues facing people leaving the prison system. Research by numerous organisations... Read more
-
Press Release
Post date: February 4, 2016
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has the chance to make good on his claim that he wants to be the Minister who gets children out of detention, the human rights group, Liberty Victoria, said today.
Liberty President George Georgiou SC said Mr Dutton’s comments today that if there were exceptional... Read more
-
Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: January 29, 2016
YLLR is an exciting community of young people working to extend and defend human rights in Australia. We aim to achieve social change through practical, reform-orientated advocacy.
YLLR volunteers work in groups each focusing on a particular human rights theme. In 2016, these groups are Criminal... Read more
-
Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: January 21, 2016
-
Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: December 23, 2015
-
Press Release
Post date: December 18, 2015
The Andrews Government should follow the lead of the ACT and challenge plans for a new facial recognition database, Liberty Victoria said today.
The human rights’ group President George Georgiou SC said police would get frightening access to personal information without adequate safeguards through... Read more
-
Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: December 10, 2015
-
Press Release
Post date: December 3, 2015
The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces a test in trying to move beyond the Abbott era rhetoric on terrorism, a leading human rights group said today.
Liberty Victoria says Mr Turnbull has been confronted by an outburst by his Chief Whip, Andrew Nikolic, who claims the threat of terrorism is so... Read more
-
Liberty Victoria Updates
Post date: November 24, 2015
There can be little doubt that the cause of civil liberties and human rights has suffered a serious setback in recent times. There are a number of reasons that have been offered for this. Some understandable, others not. It is, however, worth pausing to reflect that once gone those rights and... Read more
