Discuss human rights with the local candidates for Gellibrand electorate.

Keynote speaker - Rob Stary, Human rights lawyer. 

Thursday 22 November, 7pm at Victoria University Footscray Park Campus (Building G No. 370) (Melways 42 C2).

During the recent Jagajaga (Eltham) forum,  Jenny Macklin MP promised to provide responses to 2 questions asked from the floor.  She has responded to one of them (detainment of Sri Lankans on Nauru).  We are following up the other (whistleblowing).

As promised, we have posted the response. 

Human Rights is a Federal Election Issue

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It is time for ordinary people to speak out about the sad state of Human Rights in Australia, and to hold their elected representatives accountable, according to barrister Kurt Esser, Chairman of The Justice Project (TJP), a Melbourne-based non-partisan human rights campaign organisation.

Announcing the first of a series of public forums on human rights, Mr Esser said TJP is encouraging communities across Australia to invite their candidates to attend public meetings organised by community organisations for the purpose of asking candidates, specifically, how they would act to protect human rights, if elected.

"The first such Human Rights Forum will be held on 4 September in Melbourne, and is being organised by the Darebin community in the Federal seat of Batman,”

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Meet the candidates standing for Federal Parliament. Have your say.

Wed 21st November, Doncaster East Uniting Church,
152 Anderson's Creek Rd, Doncaster East.

Speaker: Julian Burnside.

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