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The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law seeks to promote and protect human rights through the generation and dissemination of public scholarship in international and domestic human rights law. In pursuit of this mission, the Centre brings the work of human rights scholars, practitioners and advocates from a wide range of disciplines together in the Centre’s key activities of research, teaching, public education (lectures, seminars, conferences, speeches, media presentations, etc), applied research, advice work and consultancies.

The Castan Centre for Human Rights Law seeks to promote and protect human rights through the generation and dissemination of public scholarship in international and domestic human rights law.

In pursuit of this mission, the Centre brings the work of human rights scholars, practitioners and advocates from a wide range of disciplines together in the Centre’s key activities of research, teaching, public education (lectures, seminars, conferences, speeches, media presentations, etc), applied research, advice work and consultancies.

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83% of Australians want tougher privacy laws. Now’s your chance to tell the government what you want

Published November 11, 2020 by Castan Centre in Right to privacy
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Mental health, happiness of Australian children among the worst of rich countries, according to UNICEF reporT

Published September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 by Castan Centre in Australia, Children's rights, Right to Health, United Nations
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Data privacy: stricter European rules will have repercussions in Australia as global divisions grow

Published August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 by Castan Centre in Right to privacy
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Temporary Migrants as a Vulnerable Group during COVID-19

Published July 17, 2020July 20, 2020 by Castan Centre in #COVID-19, Australia, Civil and political rights, Discrimination law, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Freedom from discrimination, Migration Law, Temporary migrants
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Silent prayer should have no place outside abortion clinics

Published June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 by Castan Centre in Reproductive Rights, Uncategorized
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Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate

Published June 12, 2020August 3, 2020 by Castan Centre in Uncategorized
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Monthly Human Rights Round-up – April

Published May 1, 2020 by Castan Centre in Civil and political rights, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, Human Rights Issues, Media
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Director’s Message

Published April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Civil and political rights, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, People
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Welcoming New Associates

Published April 25, 2020 by Castan Centre in People
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Religious discrimination bill – Porter must fix it or ditch it

Published February 26, 2020 by Castan Centre in Australian Law, Freedom from discrimination, Freedom of religion
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