National Human Rights Consultation—LSS Submission
In June, 2009 the Equality Portfolio in conjunction with the Social Justice officers submitted a formal submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Committee which is currently consulting the community regarding the public’s views on human rights protection and promotion in Australia.
Our nine page submission reflected the views expressed by our law students, who completed an online survey compiled by the LSS. In particular, the survey focused on the terms of reference published by the National Human Rights Consultation Committee. The terms of reference are:
- Which human rights should be protected and promoted?
- Are these human rights currently sufficiently protected and promoted?
- How could Australia better protect and promote human rights?
A copy of the formal submission may be downloaded below:
- Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation by the Melbourne University Law Students’ Society (PDF, 92 KiB).
Equality Handbook—Human Rights Submission
If you would like to share your thoughts or have a personal story about an experience with human rights, please email LSS Equality. We are currently accepting submissions (between 500–1000 words) for the 2010 Equality Handbook. This annual publication is due to be released in late October 2009.