Take action regarding human rights compliance for 'Stronger Futures' laws

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Last updated: 18 July 2012

Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny
Main Contents Page:
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/07/07/background-calls-for-stronger-futures...

TAKE ACTION REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLIANCE FOR 'STRONGER FUTURES' LAWS

- Petition

avaaz.org community petitions: Putting Australia to the human rights test
http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Indigenous_Human_Rights
22 Jun 12: "To Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin
We urge you to allow the Parliamentary Committee on Humans Rights to examine control measures proposed in the the Stronger Futures Bill.
The legislation will impose control over Aboriginal communities in the NT for the next ten years and only by subjecting the measures to the scrutiny of the Parliamentary Committee will you ensure that the Government's policies comply with international human rights standards."

- Campaign

National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples:
Stop & Listen on New NT Laws Campaign update
http://nationalcongress.com.au/stop-listen-on-new-nt-laws-campaign-update/
15 May 12: "Congress opposes the new laws to continue the Intervention in the Northern Territory (the Stronger Futures package).
These bills were introduced to the parliament without being tested against Australia’s human rights obligations (the Parliamentary Scrutiny (Human Rights) Act 2011), as is now required for all new Australian legislation. ... "