Liberty Victoria today said the Federal Government’s foreshadowed plans to reverse the onus of proof for Australians visiting so called “terror hotspots” are unwarranted.
Public statement from The NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria, The Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, The SA Council for Civil Liberties, Civil Liberties Australia.
Civil Liberties Councils across Australia urge the Government - and failing that - the Australian Parliament to ensure that the foreshadowed national security legislation is subject to proper scrutiny and not rushed through parliament next week - as some media suggest is the Government’s intention.
An interpreter who helped a man who died soon after his release from a police station is to be awarded this year's Voltaire Award for free speech.
Yu Shu Lipski is the recipient of this year’s Voltaire Award, presented by Liberty Victoria for a distinguished contribution to free speech. She describes her work as being the impartial voice of people without a voice.
Liberty Victoria welcomes the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Horvath v Australia (1885/2009).
“This case demonstrates that justice in Victoria is hollow when it comes to the accountability of the police force,” said Liberty Victoria President, Jane Dixon QC today.
In 2001, Corinna Horvath was found by the County Court of Victoria to have been horrifically assaulted and then falsely imprisoned by members of Victoria Police.
