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2007 Human Rights Forum Kit

TJP has produced a 'Forum Kit' which provides essential information for any community group who wishes to run a Candidates' Human Rights Forum in the lead up to the 2007 federal election.

It is with great pleasure that we formally launch TJP's 2007 Human Rights Forum Campaign by publishing our 2007 Forum Kit.

Successful forums have already taken place in the Victorian seats of Batman, Jagajaga and Higgins.

They differed from each other in many respects yet, with a specific emphasis on Human Rights and their adherance to the model outlined in our Forum Kit, were all good examples of how human rights forums will be run in the next 3-4 months: local community groups co-operating with one another - perhaps for the first time - to stage a public event that should interest all of us humans, no matter who we normally vote for: the protection of our rights.

We don't want to be confrontational. Our aim is to raise the profile of human rights and start to put human rights firmly on the national political agenda.

Planning is underway for additional forums in Wannon, Menzies and in Gellibrand as well as the two ACT seats of Canberra and Fraser.

The Menzies Forum is to be held on the 21st November. Julian Burnside will be the keynote speaker. For more information please contact Monique Decortis on 9719 7661 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
The Gellibrand Forum is to be held on November 22. Details are being finalised. If you would like to know more or assist with the planning, please contact Sylvie Leber This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Forums for your Community

The Justice Project is interested in hosting and co-hosting community forums and events aimed at enhancing community understanding of Human Rights, particularly in relation to refugee and asylum seeker issues in Australia and recent developments in so called “anti-terror” legislation.

The Justice Project welcomes invitations to hold similar forums in diverse communities. Please contact us to explore this option with us.

In 2007 we are also keen to offer information about our Human Rights Ranking Index
If you would like to host or organise an event in your local community, please contact us.
We are always seeking volunteers to assist with this process “What Can I do”

Some examples of recent forums are below.

Human Rights in the Age of Border Protection - 12 Oct 2006

The first Justice Project forum, Human rights in the age of border protection, was held on 12 October 2006 in conjunction with the Centre for Hellenic Studies and Research at Latrobe University, Melbourne.Speakers at this forum included:

The Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser AC CH Former Prime Minister
Mr Julian Burnside QC Victorian Bar
Dr James Jupp AM FASSA Director, Centre for Immigration & Multicultural Studies Australian National University
Mr George Lekakis Chair Victorian Multicultural Commission moderated the evening.

A copy of the forum poster can be found at: tjp greek forum 2006-10-12.

Human Rights in Australia: Whatever Happened to a Fair Go?

Public lecture and forum March 31, 2007 at the ANU, was presented by the The Justice Project in conjunction with CHuRN, Centre for Human Rights Network. Julian Burnside spoke on "Whatever Happened to a Fair Go?" and Kurt Esser introduced TJP's Human Rights Index for use in the upcoming federal election.

Full procedings - sound can be found here .