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Category: George Brandis

18C Report Raises Questions about Joint Committee on Human Rights’ role

Published March 1, 2017March 1, 2017 by Adam Fletcher in Andrew Bolt, Australian Human Rights Commission, Discrimination, Discrimination law, George Brandis, Gillian Triggs
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The ALRC’s Freedoms Inquiry – Time for a ‘War’ on Rights Encroachments?

Published March 8, 2016April 6, 2016 by Adam Fletcher in Andrew Bolt, Australia, Australian Law, Bill of Rights, Civil and political rights, Countries, Economic Social and Cultural Rights, George Brandis
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Government seeks to ramp up terror laws yet again

Published February 24, 2016March 22, 2016 by Adam Fletcher in Australian Law, Children's rights, Civil and political rights, Freedom, George Brandis
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Hicks conviction overturned – is he owed an apology or assistance?

Published February 23, 2015 by Adam Fletcher in Australia, David Hicks, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, George Brandis, Right to a fair trial, Terrorism, Tony Abbott, United States
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Open letter to the Attorney-General regarding the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture

Published September 16, 2014 by Castan Centre in Asylum, Australia, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom from torture, George Brandis, United Nations
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2014 Castan Human Rights Report: ASIO’s human rights problem

Published May 1, 2014June 2, 2014 by Castan Centre in Australia, George Brandis, Privacy, Surveillance, Syria, Terrorism
1 Comment

2014 Castan Human Rights Report: The “freedom” debate

Published April 28, 2014June 2, 2014 by Sarah Joseph in Australia, Discrimination, Discrimination law, Freedom, Freedom from discrimination, Freedom from hate speech, Freedom from racial discrimination, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of Expression, George Brandis, Internet
1 Comment

Freedom: the government’s inconsistent approach

Published April 10, 2014 by Sarah Joseph in Australia, Discrimination law, Freedom, Freedom from discrimination, Freedom from hate speech, Freedom from racial discrimination, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of Expression, George Brandis, Internet
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Rights to bigotry and green lights to hate

Published March 28, 2014 by Sarah Joseph in Andrew Bolt, Australia, Australian Law, Discrimination, Discrimination law, Freedom from hate speech, Freedom from racial discrimination, Freedom of Expression, George Brandis, Racism, Waleed Aly
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The Biennale Boycott Blues

Published March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 by Sarah Joseph in Art, Australia, Boycotts, Freedom from arbitrary detention, Freedom from cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, Freedom of conscience, Freedom of Expression, George Brandis
6 Comments

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