Human Rights in Action: Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 in the 21st Century
This webinar will discuss how the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 might be adapted for the 21st Century.
Below you will find a list of all posts that have been categorised as "Human Rights in Action"
Human Rights in Action: Serious vilification and hate crimes
Queensland is a multicultural state and home to many diverse ethnic and religious communities. QCOSS strongly supports the #BetterLaws4SafeQld campaign that seeks to improve legal protections for people subjected to serious vilification and hate crimes.
Human Rights in Action: Coercive Control
In October, the Queensland Taskforce on Coercive Control and Women’s Experience in the Criminal Justice System will report on its findings and recommendations of how best to legislate against coercive control as a form of domestic and family violence.
Human Rights in Action: Youth Justice Law Reform – make your voice heard
In February, the Queensland Government proposed new legislative measures to crack down on youth crime including fitting repeat offenders with GPS trackers and reversing the presumption of bail.
Human Rights Act in Action: Impact of changes to the Child Protection Act
This event is an opportunity to explore together the Child Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020.
Human rights in action: ‘Tis the season…to stay focused on human rights
Join us for the final event in our Human Rights in Action series for 2020.