Topic: Gender & Sexuality

No.214 - 18 May 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

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18 May 2012 Board member of VEOHRC offers resignation after opposing same-sex marriage Professor Kuravilla George has offered to resign from his position on the ... Read More

No.210 - 13 May 2012 Melody Groenenboom- human trafficking video

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  Ten to thirty million people have disappeared. It’s the enigma of our time, how people embedded into their families and communities can simply slip ... Read More

No.208 - 10 May 2012 Marriage Equality: An Inevitable Moral and Human Rights Trajectory

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Today, in an interview with the ABC, US President Barack Obama declared his support for marriage equality – the legality of same-sex marriages.  The move, ... Read More

No.196 - 27 April 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

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27 April 2012 Indigenous communities in West face losing a generation The small community of Mowanjum, which is a 10 minute drive from mining hub ... Read More

No.191 - 6 April 2012 THIS WEEK’S HUMAN RIGHTS NEWS

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6 April 2012 Landmark Parliamentary Inquiry recommends capping length of asylum seeker detention A landmark parliamentary inquiry has found that all reasonable steps should be ... Read More

No.139 This Week’s Human Rights News

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26 January 2012 Tent Embassy 40th Anniversary Demonstrations Australia Day this year marked the 40th Anniversary of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy. Tent embassy was founded ... Read More

No.131 Family Violence and Homelessness in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities

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This article is part of our December theme, which focuses on one of the least appreciated but most fundamental aspects of well-being: housing. Read our ... Read More

No.127 This Week’s Human Rights News

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8 December 2011 Labor Party to support gay marriage The Australian Labor Party has made an historic vote to change its platform to support gay ... Read More

No.123 The Home in Human Rights

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This article is part of our December theme, which focuses on one of the least appreciated but most fundamental aspects of well-being: housing. Read our ... Read More

No.113 This Week’s Human Rights News

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10 November 2011 Release of report on women’s treatment in the ADFA The Australian Sex discrimination Commissioner has released a report that examines the treatment ... Read More

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