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Wotton + Kearney is a proud supporter of the campaign for an Australian Human Rights Act. Hosting the Human Rights Law Centre's briefing event, I spoke about how we see through our day to day pro bono work the urgent need for an Australian Human Rights Act to address gaps in protection. For me, the most memorable call came from Rob Hulls, the former Victorian Attorney General who was able to secure the Victorian Charter of Human Rights: "If you want your grandmother in aged care to have the dignity of a shower curtain when she's being bathed, then you want a Human Rights Act" He was referring to a case where the Victorian Charter led to the installation of a shower curtain to guarantee the privacy and dignity of an aged care resident following a routine visit by a Department of Services Officer who noticed carers assisting a client to shower without any privacy screening. Human rights are for all of us. You can sign up here https://lnkd.in/gumWhE6s
Australia is the only liberal democracy without a national human rights act. That's why we hosted a briefing with organisations, lawyers and partners on the campaign for an Australian Human Rights Act. An Australian Human Rights Act would put human rights at the heart of our laws and policies. This is the best chance that we have in a decade of securing a Human Rights Act. Thanks to Rob Hulls for sharing his story of securing a Victorian Charter of Human Rights, and to Wotton + Kearney for partnering with us for the event. Sign up to the campaign here: https://lnkd.in/gumWhE6s
