Lisa Caripis took Victoria Police to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over their refusal to destroy surveillance footage of her taken at a peaceful protest in 2010. The hearing took place in mid-July. Right Now spoke to Lisa about the right to public protest, police surveillance and her feelings about the participating in the […]
By Rita Shackel. This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. The sexual abuse of children is a global problem – it occurs in every country and cuts across all socio-economic, educational and ethnic groups in society. According to the World Health Organization, […]
4 August 2012 Native Title win in Queensland The Federal Court of Australia has recognised the Djungan people’s native title rights 17 years after the first claim was lodged. Jim Archer lodged the first of four claims with his brothers in 1995. The Archers have lived on the land their whole lives. “We decided to […]
By Malihe. This article is a part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. One of the rights outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is that children and youth have the right to be heard, and to be taken […]
By Bronwyn Naylor and Bernadette Saunders. This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. Corporal punishment involves intentionally applying force to someone else, with the aim of causing pain, to stop particular forms of behaviour or to show anger and disapproval. This would […]
By Chris Varney. This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. “I have never felt like I meant much,” said a 17-year-old in a rural homeless shelter. “The violence in my childhood has led to me having schizophrenia,” said an 18-year-old in […]
The age at which a child can be held responsible for criminal acts and dealt with within the criminal justice system varies enormously around the world. This is partly a reflection of the fact that systems for dealing with young offenders differ significantly. Some countries adopt a welfare-based approach where children are not punished for […]
Government fails on child rights The Australian Human Rights Commission has found that Australia’s treatment of suspected people smugglers who said that they were children has breached international human rights law in a report released on Friday. The report An age of uncertainty reveal that between 2008 and 2011 Australian authorities gave little consideration to […]
UNICEF is committed to supporting Australia’s children and young people to learn about their rights as enshrined in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As an agency they do all they can to equip children with the knowledge and skills to enable them to bring about positive change locally and beyond. Rights […]
By Emma Breheny. This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. Diversion is one of many sentencing options available in Victoria’s criminal justice system. It aims to direct people away from formal involvement with this system in recognition of the fact that this […]
By John Tobin. This article is part of our July focus on the rights of children and youth. Read our Editorial for more on this theme. For many of you reading this article the answer to this question may well be obvious – of course children’s rights matter. But is this view universally held within Australia or indeed […]
To coincide with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child releasing its five-yearly report on Australia’s compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Right Now’s July content is dedicated to Children & Youth in Australia. Prior to delivering its report, the UN Committee was briefed on the current situation in […]
