Rosalind Croucher

Formerly President @AusHumanRights, formerly Pres of @AusLawReform. Em/Prof of Mq Uni. Member @CEWAus. Loves legal history. Sings, plays oboe & recorders.

[Lorraine Finlay @lorrainejfinlay]

The burning of the Adass Israel Synagogue is more than an act of physical violence - it strikes at the heart of our shared Australian values.

@HughdeKretser, @RaceCommrAus and I strongly condemn this antisemitic attack. Read our joint statement at: https://t.co/TFS5Nv9rax

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

President Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman, and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay today condemned the suspected arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne.
For the full media statement visit: https://t.co/QSP0PLQMPn

[Rosalind Croucher @RosCroucher]

@JayneOzanne Congratulations Jayne!

[Jahanzib Wesa @jahanzibwesa]

Women—Education—Life🇦🇫

1112 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. Since the Taliban took power, at least 1.4 million girls have been deliberately denied access to secondary education, according to UN data #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

[Rosalind Croucher @RosCroucher]

@LCAPresident @AusHumanRights @McIntyreGregory Thank you Greg for joining me! The choir was the Bar Choir — and always open to new members of the legal profession who love to sing!

[Anne Hollonds @AnneHollonds]

Victoria needs to look over the borders at what’s happened in QLD. The harshest youth crime laws in the country have only led to overflowing children’s prisons, overcrowded watch houses, and the most egregious breaches of human rights. Not the safer communities we all want.

[United Nations @UN]

“One child,
one teacher,
one book,
one pen
can change the world."
- @Malala

Happy birthday to our Messenger of Peace and thank you for your tireless work on behalf of women & girls around the world! https://t.co/GykN2kxBpg

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

National Children's Comm'r Anne Hollonds & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Comm'r Katie Kiss have released a joint media statement on the ineffective & harmful policies around child justice being promoted in lead up to the QLD election https://t.co/LM9QrgjIq5

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

National Children's Commissioner Anne Hollonds has released a statement on the importance of recognising children as victims of domestic, family and sexual violence in their own right. Read more here: https://t.co/TBGjefqGGQ

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

A new report from the Commission has found all levels of government across the country are failing to address racism, and that their reluctance to call out racism prevents them from taking effective action. Read the report: https://t.co/wr7OpZmNnb
#AusHumanRights #StopRacism

[Rosalind Croucher @RosCroucher]

Saving the lives of women and children especially

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

"When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the world's first antibiotic, or bacteria killer."

Today marks the 143rd birthday of Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin.

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

The Guardian has published an opinion piece by President Rosalind Croucher ahead of her National Press Club Address today.
Read the article: https://t.co/sRIr7Fj65z
Tune in to the Press Club address on ABC TV https://t.co/dG7WGrMnwE
#AusHumanRights

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

#HRC56: "Sport is not immune from racism, violence against women, corruption and discrimination of all kinds.

But "when athletes use their voice to promote equality in sport, they are human rights defenders," @UNHumanRights Chief @volker_turk said.

[Rosalind Croucher @RosCroucher]

I love this quote ….

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

"Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home—so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world."

-Eleanor Roosevelt, UN Commission on Human Rights
#HumanRights75 #StandUp4HumanRights

[Malala Fund @MalalaFund]

"When I think about the future of Afghanistan, it's the [Afghan] women and girls that give me hope."

@malala's interview with @biannagolodryga for @CNN below.

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

Today we welcomed Sebastien Lai, the son of Hong Kong political prisoner and activist Jimmy Lai, and human rights lawyers Jennifer Robinson and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC to the Commission.
#AusHumanRights #FreeJimmyLai
Pictured with President Croucher and Commissioner Finlay

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

In the second instalment of our 'Let's Talk Ageing' interview series, anti-ageism advocate and campaigner Dr Marlene Krasovitsky discusses the "pervasive and highly tolerated" nature of ageism and its barriers for older Australians.
See the series in full: https://t.co/IhpMJVZLL6

[Australian Human Rights Commission @AusHumanRights]

Don’t miss your chance to have your say in how Australia plans for future emergencies. Submissions close Sunday 30 June https://t.co/ybSQPb7ORV #AusHumanRights #humanrights #Australia

[United Nations @UN]

𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒
𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘
𝐃𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 & 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍
𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐀𝐖
𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄

These ideals laid out in the UN Charter 79 years ago are as relevant as ever.

More on Wednesday's #CharterDay: https://t.co/swaalYquKT