Liberty Victoria Press Releases
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Liberty Victoria supports and applaud the efforts of government and medical experts at all levels working to take urgent action to save lives and protect our community. We acknowledge that... Read more
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Liberty Victoria joins the 119 Criminal and Legal Practitioners to call for humane decarceration during the COVID-19 pandemic. You cannot social distance in a cramped prison. Humane decarceration... Read more
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In light of the developing COVID-19 pandemic, Liberty Victoria supports calls from more than 370 lawyers, academics and advocates to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the Australian... Read more
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In light of the developing COVID-19 pandemic, Liberty Victoria supports calls from more than 370 lawyers, academics and advocates to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the Australian... Read more
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Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Worker Harm) Bill 2020 Liberty Victoria is strongly opposed to the Sentencing Amendment (Emergency Worker Harm) Bill 2020 (“The Bill”). The Bill reflects the... Read more
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"There is a genuine risk of innocent people being convicted of crimes they have not committed." Liberty Victoria strongly opposes the Victorian Government’s recently announced reforms to the law of... Read more
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Liberty Victoria welcomes the Victorian government’s announcement that it is committed to introducing a legislated spent convictions scheme. Once a scheme is legislated, this will bring Victoria in... Read more
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Liberty Victoria welcomes the High Court’s decision handed down today, which recognises that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people cannot be considered “aliens” under the Australian... Read more
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Liberty Victoria are seeking volunteers to assist in running our annual Voltaire Awards on Saturday 27 July, which celebrate individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to free speech and... Read more
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Liberty Victoria honours Nasrin Sotoudeh with the Voltaire 'Empty Chair' Award 2019 Nasrin is an Iranian lawyer and human rights defender, renowned for her work representing abused women and children... Read more