The tragedy at Manus Island was foreseeable.
As observed by the Human Rights Law Centre, Australia has sent 1300 asylum seekers to Manus Island for ‘processing and resettlement’, but not one person...
February 19, 2014
Press Release
As the community contemplates the Victorian Government’s decision to, as Premier Denis Napthine puts it, have the Hoddle Street murderer Julian Knight “rot in jail”, it is worth looking at similar...
February 18, 2014
Press Release
Rights Advocacy Project is a community of lawyers and activists working to advance human rights in Australia. We’re part of Liberty Victoria, one of Australia’s leading human rights organisations.
We...
February 3, 2014
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Submitted to the Victorian Department of Justice
January 24, 2014
Submission
Submitted to the Victorian Law Reform Commission
January 24, 2014
Submission
Approval of the Napthine government’s move to ensure the Auditor-General’s independence came today from Liberty Victoria.
Liberty President Jane Dixon SC said it was vital for the proper oversight of...
December 13, 2013
Press Release
Public confidence in the legal system is threatened by jamming people into jail while hiding a study of the State’s prison population, Liberty Victoria said today.
Liberty President Jane Dixon SC...
November 26, 2013
Press Release
The Liberty Victoria 2013 AGM was held on Tuesday 19 November at the offices of Arnold Bloch Leibler. Jill Prior, Principal Legal Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service, was the guest...
October 27, 2013
Event
For his outstanding contribution to free speech, Arnold Zable is the 2013 Voltaire Award recipient. In his presentation Story, Empathy and Human Rights Advocacy Zable drew on his three decades of...
September 11, 2013
Event
Submitted to Victoria Police Community Consultation - Cultural Training and 'Field Contact' Policies and Processes.
September 1, 2013
Submission