This article is part of our February theme, which focuses on one of the great silences in the human rights conversation in Australia: Prisoners’ Rights. Read ... Read More
17 February 2012 Report detailing raid that killed five Afghani children is suppressed by Defence Department The Age has reported that Australia’s Defence Minister, Stephen ... Read More
This article is part of our February theme, which focuses on one of the great silences in the human rights conversation in Australia: Prisoners’ Rights. ... Read More
This article is part of our February theme, which focuses on one of the great silences in the human rights conversation in Australia: Prisoners’ Rights. ... Read More
As the only Australian State with human rights legislation, Victoria is in a strong position to assess the question of whether formal protection of human ... Read More
The idea of “home” hosts many metaphors. Home is our “haven”, “sanctuary”, “nest”, “refuge” and “escape”. Home is our “domain”, “habitat”, “kingdom” and “abode”. At ... Read More
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
A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report alleges that Australia’s aid agency AusAID partly funds drug rehabilitation centres in Vietnam that have committed human rights ... Read More
On Friday 22 July 2011, Monash University’s Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Annual Conference was held in Melbourne. Dr Alex Wodak AM, President of ... Read More
29 July 2011 This week, the ACT Attorney-General, Mr Simon Corbell, launched community consultation and called for submissions on the question of whether the protection ... Read More