Liberty Victoria said it was vital the minimum age of criminal responsibility was raised to 14 in Victoria.
"This is not a matter that should result in compromise. Children don't belong in prisons,"...
December 22, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
This submission responds to the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s Issues Paper 1: Systemic Injustice in the Criminal Justice System.
The following submission focusses on:
(a) The need to raise the...
December 7, 2022
Submission
On 7 November, Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project entered into a conversation with Fiona Patten MLC and Sarah Schwartz on the challenges of law reform.
The video of the event is now available...
November 24, 2022
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In comments over the weekend, the president of Liberty Victoria, Michael Stanton, said there was "no need" for Ms Cumming's "inflammatory rhetoric".
"The state election should be a contest of ideas...
November 23, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
As part of a society which values and promotes human dignity, equality and freedom, a properly functioning social security system — that is, a system which is available, adequate and accessible to...
November 15, 2022
Policy
As part of a society which values and promotes human dignity, equality and freedom, a properly functioning social security system — that is, a system which is available, adequate and accessible to...
November 15, 2022
Press Release
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton told The Sunday Age the government should have made plans for this situation to ensure people who were sick with the virus could still vote.
“There is no...
November 14, 2022
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is dismayed to learn that government obstruction has led the United Nations’ torture prevention body to suspend its visit to Australia.
The risk to the human rights of people held in...
October 25, 2022
Press Release
Liberty Victoria are seeking volunteers to assist in running the annual Voltaire Human Rights Awards at the Sofitel Hotel Melbourne, on Friday 18 November which celebrate individuals who have made...
October 21, 2022
Press Release
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Liberty Victoria (the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc) is calling the 2022 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 5.30pm. This will be an in-person event, at...
October 20, 2022
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