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Respect for human rights and the rule of law is essential for a “just and secure society”

Elizabeth O’Shea, a lawyer practising in the area of human rights and social justice, outlines what would be her first urgent steps towards a just and secure society and looks at how the task politically involves a combination of listening and leadership.

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MichelleBennett3 December 2011
Joint HRLC and Human Rights Watch letter to Australian Foreign Minister regarding West Papua
MichelleBennett28 November 2011
Australia’s export credit agency must be reformed to better protect human rights in developing countries
MichelleBennett25 November 2011
Briefing Paper on Australia for UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons
MichelleBennett10 November 2011
Retrospective Deterring People Smuggling Bill violates human rights and the rule of law
MichelleBennett9 November 2011
Sparing the next generation from a life behind bars

National Director of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation, Jacqueline Phillips, looks at reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison.

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MichelleBennett3 November 2011
Reform of Australia’s counter-terrorism laws necessary to ensure they are effective and compatible with human rights
MichelleBennett27 October 2011
UN Treaty Body reform: Strengthening access to remedies for violations of international human rights
MichelleBennett25 October 2011
Ten years on it’s time for a roots and branch review of counter-terrorism laws and measures

Permanent Representative to the United Nations for the International Commission of Jurists, Alex Conte, provides ten lessons in reviewing counter-terrorism measures.

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MichelleBennett3 October 2011
Towards Constitutional Recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
MichelleBennett30 September 2011
Protecting women and children from domestic violence
MichelleBennett13 September 2011
National Human Rights Action Plan: A Sound Baseline for Human Rights
MichelleBennett9 September 2011
Upholding Our Rights: Report into police use of force
MichelleBennett8 September 2011
Recognising the failure of our adversarial system to deliver access to justice

We must recognise the failures of our adversarial system to deliver access to justice writes Joanna Shulman from Redfern Legal Centre.

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MichelleBennett3 September 2011
Further HRLC Submission to the Review of the Victorian Charter
MichelleBennett1 September 2011
Update to CERD on Australia's Response to Concluding Observations
MichelleBennett6 August 2011
Getting it right: lessons from South Africa’s equality framework

As a new citizen, Beth Goldblatt - a Visiting Fellow at the Australian Human Rights Centre at the University of New South Wales, compares Australia’s anti-discrimination laws to those of her former home, South Africa.

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MichelleBennett3 August 2011
Consider “overarching human rights framework” for foreign policy: parliamentary committee
MichelleBennett22 July 2011
Pretoria Statement: Strengthening the UN Human Rights Treaty Body System
MichelleBennett18 July 2011
Review of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights
MichelleBennett13 July 2011
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