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Chandi Bates

Media and Communications Manager

Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 8 FEB 2016

Human Rights Law Centre welcomes Victorian Premier’s leadership and Victoria’s offer to take 267 facing deportation

The Human Rights Law Centre’s Director of Legal Advocacy, Daniel Webb, has welcomed news that the Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, has written to the Prime Minister explaining that he wants the 267 men, women and children facing deportation following this week's High Court decision, to call Victoria home.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 23 NOV 2015

WA should stop locking people up for unpaid fines, say family and lawyers as coronial inquest begins into Ms Dhu’s death in custody

The coronial inquest into Ms Dhu’s tragic death in police custody begins in Perth tomorrow morning.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 11 NOV 2015

High Court upholds but curtails Northern Territory’s paperless arrest laws

The High Court has today found the Northern Territory’s ‘paperless arrest’ laws valid, but imposed significant limitations on their operation.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 21 SEP 2015

UN intervention sought on the mistreatment of young people in NT youth justice facility

The Human Rights Law Centre has sent an urgent request to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment to investigate the mistreatment of young people (under 18 years) in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre, the Northern Territory’s main youth justice facility.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 18 JUN 2015

Stolen Generation family seeks justice on legal costs

A West Australian Aboriginal family have asked the High Court for permission to appeal against a decision that they pay legal costs to the Western Australian Government, following an unsuccessful stolen generations test case.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 14 MAY 2015

High Court challenge to offshore detention

A case has today been commenced in the High Court of Australia on behalf of a group of 10 asylum seekers and their families challenging the lawfulness of the Australian Government’s offshore detention arrangements.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 1 APR 2015

Nearly 200 organisations outline concern for UN over Australia’s declining human rights performance

Australia’s steadily deteriorating human rights performance has been highlighted in a major report compiled by nearly 200 organisations around Australia. It will be presented to the United Nation’s peak human rights body in the lead up to a major review of Australia that takes place every four years.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 31 MAR 2015

High Court action against NT to challenge police powers which will disproportionately impact Aboriginal people

Today the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) will commence a High Court challenge against the ‘paperless arrest’ regime in the Northern Territory that gives police new detention powers.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 3 FEB 2015

Still no answers for the family of Julieka Dhu

Almost six months since Julieka Dhu’s tragic death in police custody, her family still have no answers as to how she died.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 15 DEC 2014

Slashing funding for human rights watchdog is dangerous for human rights and democracy

Today’s announcement that the Australian Government will slash the Australian Human Rights Commission’s funding by around 30% over the next three years has been denounced by the Human Rights Law Centre.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 2 APR 2014

High Court rejects outdated notions of gender

The High Court has delivered a landmark judgment that recognises sex other than male or female, representing a victory for growing numbers of gender diverse people across Australia.

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Human Rights Law Centre
Media Release | 11 MAR 2014

Fertility clinic launches legal action against Melbourne City Council to ensure safe access for patients and staff

The Melbourne City Council is facing legal action over its failure to ensure safe access medical services at an East Melbourne health clinic.

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