Human Rights 4 Qld

Queensland needs a Human Rights Act to ensure that our government considers, justifies and reports on the human rights implications of their actions.

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Come along nxt Friday to Queensland Youth Housing Coalition's platform 1225 to hear about making our @hr4qld work in QLD https://t.co/rzMccA63Lv

[Human Rights Law Centre @humanrightsHRLC]

MEDIA RELEASE: Historic human rights win in Queensland as Human Rights Bill passes
https://t.co/ZnJjX21UwX

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

This afternoon our @hr4qld was passed! Congratulations to all involved! Time to celebrate!

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Our @hr4qld is likely to pass into law at around 4pm today at @QueenslandParl1. Come and watch history happen with us! 😆

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

tune in now! AG giving second reading speech https://t.co/6qZqkdzSLC

[Bridget Lewis @BridgetMLewis]

Who's coming to Parliament House to clap and cheer and stomp?!

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

STOP PRESS - the AG will make her second reading speech about @hr4qld today. Likley our @hr4qld will be law tomorrow!

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

The LACSC report is in and the news is good https://t.co/dHnarVkKsv. Let's bring our @hr4qld home! https://t.co/wtLwFck2ew

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

On Monday the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee will release their report about @hr4qld. Get ready to respond!

[Aus Law Human Rights @AusLawyersHR]

ALHR strongly welcomes the QLD Human Rights Bill 2018 which proposes the strongest model of human rights protection in Australia to date. Read our submission and recommendations to further strengthen the Bill here: https://t.co/3T6Fi0fazW @hr4qld @RightsCharter #auslaw

[Dr Rebecca Ananian-Welsh @ananianwelsh]

So excited to have appeared before the Qld Parliamentary Inquiry into the #HumanRightsBill yesterday with the spectacular Bridget Burton! Doing whatever we can to help secure and improve human rights protection in Queensland, 15 minutes of fast talking at a time. @uqlaw @hr4qld

[Hugh de Kretser @HughdeKretser]

Charters of rights have been a force for good in democracies around the world. It’s time for both an Australian & a NSW Charter of Human Rights. Looking forward to speaking at this @NSWBar @AusLawyersHR @LawSocietyNSW @gtlaw event tonight.

[AU_LawyersAlliance @AustLawAlliance]

Representing the ALA at #HumanRights hearing today, @Schetz1 said that if an act or decision is unlawful because it violates human rights laws, you should be able to challenge it. @RightsCharter @hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

And that’s a wrap on a day for #humanrights4qld! Thank you to @EDOQldLaw, Shay Dougall and Australian Earth Laws Alliance for the engaging discussion #hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Aimee McVeigh believes that the importance of civil society in creating #humanrights protections is impossible to overlook #hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Kicking straight on from the Human Rights Public Hearing to discussing the intersection between #humanrights and the environment #hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Julie Sarkozi and Angela Lynch of @wlsq believe that the rights of victims must be enshrined in #HumanRights Protections #hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Dr Robyn Holder of @GriffCrimInst : “rights protections should be equitably considered and equitably applied” #humanrights #hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Schetzer again: Human Rights Bills in other Australian jurisdictions “have resulted in increased early dispute resolution” #humanrights #hr4qld

[Human Rights 4 Qld @hr4qld]

Dr Louis Schetzer of Australian Lawyers Alliance: the Qld Bill “offers additional protections and significant improvements upon the Victorian and ACT models” #HumanRights #hr4qld