Liberty Victoria raises serious concerns about the human rights implications of Australia's new asylum seeker policy.
President Jane Dixon SC said today: "Liberty is very concerned about how this...
July 25, 2013
Press Release
Liberty Victoria congratulates Flemington Kensington Legal Service, Arnold Bloch Leibler Law Firm and the barristers and legal team who worked on a pro-bono basis to take anti-discrimination...
February 19, 2013
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A strategic chasm lies at the heart of the Expert Panel’s report on asylum seekers.
By deciding to ship asylum seekers elsewhere, Australia is repudiating its responsibilities under the International...
August 14, 2012
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The President of Liberty Victoria, Professor Spencer Zifcak, said today that he was deeply disturbed by the resignation of all but one of the members of the Victorian Human Rights and Equal...
June 27, 2012
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Liberty Victoria today welcomed the Baillieu Government’s response to a parliamentary committee review of the Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities.
Liberty’s President, Professor...
March 14, 2012
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There are currently over 50 people in immigration detention in Australia who have been found to be refugees but have received adverse security assessments from the Australian Security and...
January 18, 2012
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Liberty Victoria today condemned police interference with Occupy Melbourne demonstrators in the Flagstaff Gardens this morning, 6 December 2011.
At approximately 8.30 am, several police officers...
December 6, 2011
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The President of Liberty Victoria, Professor Spencer Zifcak, today condemned the Victorian Parliament’s report on the review of the Victorian Charter of Rights.
The report was prepared by the...
September 14, 2011
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