I’m up here on Larrakia Country attending the Senate Hearings into #MiddleArm . Huge turnout this morning for day 2 of the Hearing.

You can listen in here. NTG currently before the Committee.

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Media Release: NAAJA and the Human Rights Law Centre criticise the NT Government's decision to extend the curfew in Mparntwe/Alice Springs. The curfew risks the needless harm of contact with police and does not address the underlying issues.
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Whistleblowers must be protected to prevent next PwC tax scandal. The Human Rights Law Centre is appearing before a Parliamentary Inquiry to call for comprehensive whistleblowing law reforms so that whistleblowers are protected, not punished. Kieran Pender
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I'm appearing before the Senate Economics Committee this morning, calling for stronger whistleblower protections and the establishment of a whistleblower protection authority to prevent the next PwC tax scandal
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Andrew Giles MP Mohamed has had his phone removed and is fearful of chemical sedation which he is aware of from others who’ve been deported or moved between detention centres. Australian Human Rights Commission reports have exposed these rights abuses.

Sierra Leonean community to remain here.
Following a coup in SL last year, we lodged a submission to get his protection claim and family connections re-assessed.
Andrew Giles MP – This is procedurally unfair. No deportation until Mohamed’s claims are assessed. #dontdeportCoker

🧵BREAKING
Our client, Mohamed Coker, is en route to Sydney airport to be forcibly deported to Sierra Leone.
His protection claims have NOT been properly assessed and his Australian citizen son, partner and mother are distraught.
He has broader support from the Australian…

The organizations of the @INCLO network join together to express our concern about the violations of civil liberties taking place in several countries in connection with the war in #Gaza .

Join leaders, experts and advocates on 6-7 June at
Australian Human Rights Commission Free + Equal Conference to pave the way forward on Australia’s human rights framework, including the introduction of an Australian Human Rights Act. Charter of Rights

Register here👇
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The post-NZYQ monitoring conditions can be a health concern – in one case, a man broke his curfew to go to hospital with what could have been a fatal stroke, in another an ankle bracelet was reducing blood flow of a man suffering diabetes, notes Sanmati AK
#afterNZYQ

The Human Rights Law Centre is a proud signatory to this letter to Premier Chris Minns. With NSW's anti protest laws finally up for review, it's essential that the review is not shrouded in secrecy. We all deserve to have a say on these vague, broad laws...
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👉🏾The endorsing INCLO member organisations, including HRLC, have come together to express grave concern about civil liberties infringements occurring in various countries across the world in connection with the war in Gaza. Read the statement here. hrlc.org.au/news/2024/4/4/…

We endorse INCLO expressing grave concerns about civil liberties infringements in various countries in connection with the war in #Gaza

Rights to speech, protest and information must be guaranteed globally to fight islamophobia and antisemitism hrlc.org.au/news/2024/4/4/…

Where does the High Court of Aus decision in NZYQ leave us? Find out tonight w/George Williams UNSW Law & Justice, Sanmati AK Human Rights Law Centre & NSW Public Defender Paul Coady. Register to attend online, or for one of a couple of in-person seats left in Sydney: bit.ly/3xsLxG8

All the strength and solidarity in the world to the Dodd family as the coronial inquest into the death in custody of 16 year old Aboriginal boy Cleveland Dodd begins in Western Australia today #JusticeForCleveland abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

The ALRC Commission works on some of the most complex legal and policy challenges facing Australia. They are currently seeking legal policy experts to join the team. See here for details:

Looking forward to speaking about press freedom and whistleblower protections at this important PEN Melbourne/Centre for Advancing Journalism event on 17 April, alongside Rick Morton Karen Percy (@withMEAA) and Sami Shah - join us! eventbrite.com/e/protect-not-…

'I am scared for my family, and for the countless others who are in similar situations. But I am also determined. Stand with me in saying no to discrimination and inhumanity.' Powerful words by Betia Shakiba on Labor's cruel deportation bill. ASRC
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This powerful piece by Betia Shakiba perfectly captures the human impact of rushed migration laws that have distressed communities.

I am scared - Labor’s cruel deportation bill is an attack on my family and countless others like us

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