"Nearly 21,000 children are missing in Gaza," says Britain's Save the Children, "believed to be trapped beneath rubble, buried in unmarked graves, harmed beyond recognition by explosives, detained by Israeli forces, or lost in the chaos of conflict." aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/24…

I cannot imagine what it must be like for the lionesses to have WON the euros, then get 2nd in the World Cup, just for Harry Kane to say ‘England hasn’t won anything as a nation for a long, long time’. Also, female athletes have won gold at the last FOUR Winter Olympics 🙃

In an opinion piece in The Guardian yesterday Michael Kirby explains how Australian laws have left minorities marginalised, and how a Human Rights Act would help prevent this happening in future, and "create a 'rights-minded' culture." loom.ly/-sYkGbY #AusHumanRights

The Guardian has published an opinion piece by President Rosalind Croucher ahead of her National Press Club Address today. Read the article: loom.ly/erWgWpc Tune in to the Press Club address on ABC TV loom.ly/OT_hhFU #AusHumanRights

I’m not sure if people realise just how much of a crackdown there has been on protesting in this country. 49 anti-protest laws in two decades. An insane amount of penalties for people who engage in peaceful protest. hrlc.org.au/reports-news-c…

University of Sydney students and staff blast new ‘draconian’ protest crackdown theguardian.com/australia-news…

I'm so glad to see people bringing these cases forward. Perpetrators of sexual harassment have no place in our profession: lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/40081-p…

A new report from the Commission has found all levels of government across the country are failing to address racism, and that their reluctance to call out racism prevents them from taking effective action. Read the report: loom.ly/K9PsdRA #AusHumanRights #StopRacism

really interesting (and only slightly enraging) conversation about the use of AI in law school assessment - here's my hot take:

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A new report from the Commission is recommending that anti-racism education be embedded in schools so students can learn in safe and supported environments and develop the racial literacy needed to tackle racism. loom.ly/K9PsdRA #AusHumanRights #StopRacism

Proof that I'm most competitive against myself... #Duolingo 🇮🇹🇮🇩 #tinyhabits

Israel is annihilating Palestinians with all means at its disposal and beyond. And the world looks, idle. Monstrous.

Here's the summary version of the Palestine Advisory Opinion from the CIJ_ICJ

I can't overstate the significance of today's ICJ advisory opinion. Major takeaways: — Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory* is illegal & must end as rapidly as possible *this includes Gaza — Israel's conduct amounts to racial segregation & apartheid

My analysis of today’s ⁦CIJ_ICJ⁩ decision on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (if blocked by firewall DM me, will post text later) haaretz.com/israel-news/20….

Connie Bonaros Connie Bonaros holds the 500+ page SALRI report in one hand to visually show members the independent advice that informed the decrim debate

It was a great pleasure to present with Australian Human Rights Commission Dr Anna Cody , at Australian Women Lawyers Ltd Conference yesterday on all things Sex Discrimination Act. #awl2024 #auslaw #discrimination