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Joint NGO submission regarding Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation

Focus Area - Detainee rights, Refugees and asylum seekers, ResourcesMichelleBennett14 November 2014

NGO Report to UN Committee Against Torture 2014

Statement to UN Human Rights Council re over-imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

The Human Rights Law Centre lodged a statement to update the UN's Human Rights Council on the unacceptably high imprisonment rates of Indigenous peoples in Australia.

Focus Area - Indigenous rights, Focus Area - United Nations, International human rights mechanisms, Prisoners, ResourcesMichelleBennett18 September 2014

Tim's story about left over criminal records from when homosexuality was illegal

My conviction happened in 1981 and I’ve lived with this secret for over 30 years now. I can’t pretend it hasn’t taken its toll on me and it’s an immense relief to learn that I am finally free of this black cloud.

LGBTI rights, ResourcesMichelleBennett17 September 2014

Submission: Australia should not return a person to a place where there’s a 50/50 chance they’ll be killed

Refugees and asylum seekers, ResourcesMichelleBennett11 August 2014

Mandatory disclosure laws a risk to victims of family violence - Letter to Victorian AG

Focus Area - Violence against women, Resources, Victorian charter of human rights, WomenMichelleBennett8 May 2014

HRLC Submission on proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act

Civil and political rights, Focus Area - Equality, Focus Area - Human rights law, ResourcesMichelleBennett2 May 2014

Statement to 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council supporting resolution 25/1 regarding investigations of war crimes in Sri Lanka

The HRLC and PIAC made a joint statement at the UN's Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2014 regarding the need to investigate war crimes in Sri Lanka.

Asia Pacific, Focus Area - Foreign policy, Focus Area - United Nations, International human rights mechanisms, Refugees and asylum seekers, ResourcesMichelleBennett27 March 2014

Submission: Refugee security assessments must be fair, transparent and accountable

Civil and political rights, Counter-terrorism, Focus Area - Detainee rights, Refugees and asylum seekers, ResourcesMichelleBennett15 January 2014

Response to Victoria’s review of rape laws

Focus Area - Violence against women, Resources, WomenMichelleBennett11 January 2014