Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, legal, human rights and civil liberties organisations have called on the Andrews government to take urgent steps to increase transparency and prevent...
July 8, 2021
Press Release
Liberty Victoria has awarded its 2021 Empty Chair Award to all refugees and asylum seekers in on and off-shore detention.
On behalf of refugees and asylum seekers in on- and offshore detention, the...
July 7, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria has condemned the federal government’s decision to further cut arrivals to Australia.
They say they’re failing Australians stuck abroad.
Mike Stanton, Spokesperson for Liberty...
July 6, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
The civil liberties and human rights advocacy group isn't happy about last week's National Cabinet decision to slash the number of international arrivals by half.
In a statement, the group called...
July 6, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
In 2021, Liberty Victoria is awarding the Voltaire Empty Chair Award to all refugees and asylum seekers in on and off-shore detention.
Established in 2016, this award is presented to a person who is...
July 6, 2021
Press Release
Liberty Victoria condemns the Federal Government’s decision to further cut arrivals to Australia. This was called for by the Victorian Government, amongst others. This is a breach of human rights...
July 6, 2021
Press Release
Public housing residents continue to be fearful one year on that the hard lockdown could happen again: Human rights and community lawyers, supported by local community organisations, urgently seek...
July 2, 2021
Press Release
JOIN US FOR A LIVE WEBINAR TO CELEBRATE THE WINNERS OF LIBERTY VICTORIA’S ANNUAL VOLTAIRE HUMAN RIGHTS AWARDS.
The Voltaire Human Rights Awards celebrate free speech and support Liberty Victoria's...
July 2, 2021
Event Calendar
Last week, on the same day that IBAC released its damning report into Victorian prisons, we marked the 15 year anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel,...
July 1, 2021
Press Release
Liberty Victoria is delighted to announce that the 2021 Voltaire Human Rights Award is being awarded to the Children of Tanya Day.
The Voltaire Human Rights Award honours a person or group have made...
June 29, 2021
Press Release