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

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:57:07 +0000

Last updated: 18 July 2012

Background: Calls for 'Stronger Futures' laws to be subject to Human Rights scrutiny
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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

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Northern Territory Intervention

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Stronger Futures laws

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Deaths in Custody rally in Perth calls for end of prison privatisation

takver — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:05:33 +0000

A rally in Perth on March 22 by the Deaths in Custody Watch Committee protested the increasing moves for prison privatization and in particular the death of Aboriginal elder Mr Ward while he was in private prison transport. The rally called for these services to be returned to public operation where they are accountable to the public through parliament.

The secretary of Western Australia's prison officers union, John Welch, called on the government to tear up its contract with the private company responsible for prisoner transport.

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