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READ THE ICJ VICTORIA COUNTER-TERRORISM POSITION PAPER ICJ Victoria is pleased to publish our position paper on the need to augment the current counter terrorism strategy with context-specific deradicalisation, rehabilitation and prevention programmes. Executive Summary The International Commission of Jurists Victoria (ICJV) calls on the Governments of Australia to support alternative means of countering violent extremism […]
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ICJ Victoria has contributed to two submissions for this year’s review of Australia’s human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The interactive dialogue between Australian representatives and other UN member states will take place in Geneva in November 2015. The report from the dialogue is scheduled to be released by February 2016. […]
In 2015, Australia comes before the UN Human Rights Council for its Universal Periodic Review. ICJV has partnered with International Commission of Jurists in Geneva to compile an ICJ submission. Click here to download ICJ UPR Submission, Australia 2015 ICJV has also contributed to a joint submission prepared by a coalition of Australian human rights […]
Click here to read ICJ Victoria’s submission on the proposed amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act.