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The Castan Centre is a world-renowned academic centre using its human rights expertise to create a more just world where human rights are respected and protected, allowing people to pursue their lives in freedom and with dignity.
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Our areas of work ranges widely from domestic and international human rights issues and policy.
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The Castan - Official Blog
The Centre maintains this blog to enable frank open discussion about various human rights topics.
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Said Imasi has spent the last nine years of his life in immigration detention. Now, he is challenging his indefinite detention in the High Court. Our Deputy Director, Dr Maria O’Sullivan says "I think any positive decision, even on an extreme...scenario like this, would be beneficial." "A win for Imasi would be part of a process of “chipping away” at Al-Kateb and the system of indefinite detention."
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Happy New Year! For those of you who are organised enough to have your 2019 diaries on hand, make sure you save the date for our annual conference - Friday 26 July 2019. Put it in the calendar and we’ll see you at #HumanRights19 - Australia’s leading human rights conference. Watch this space and join our mailing list to be the first to find out when tickets are released!
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*CW: gendered violence* For too many women and children around Australia, there is a dark side to the festive season. Family violence incidents are set to increase over the coming week, with Boxing Day being the worst day of the year for family violence, followed by New Year's Day. If you or someone you know needs support, call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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The theme for today's International Migrants Day 2018 is #WithDignity. Despite the clear need for safety and dignity for migrants and people seeking asylum, earlier this month Australia rejected the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. Here's our Deputy Director Dr Azadeh Dastyari's take on Australia's response.
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"A win for Imasi would be part of a process of “chipping away” at Al-Kateb and the system of indefinite detention"… https://t.co/IV8jYCG3xK
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Great work from Castan Centre Associate, @profjallain https://t.co/cXo9Q5TfAZ
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A doctor on #Nauru who blew the whistle on the deliberate medical neglect of refugees and asylum seekers on the isl… https://t.co/SgvQLwSoJJ
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RT @DebKilroy: Poverty is not a crime. Poverty is man made & governments can end poverty over night. We have enough resources in this count…
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Get those 2019 diaries ready ... and save the date for our annual conference - Friday 26 July 2019 in the Melbourne CBD! Watch this space for speaker announcements and to be the first to get your hands on an early bird ticket. See you at #HumanRights19
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our #CharterOfRights event on #HumanRightsDay! What an honour to host such an important event with @humanrightslawcentre @getup_australia & @wefightforfair and to hear from an incredible panel. Get involved with the campaign at charterofrights.org.au
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It’s time for an Australian #CharterofRights. We’re proud to be helping to build this vital campaign and are counting down the minutes until our panel with @humanrightslawcentre tonight. Let’s keep up the support this #HumanRightsDay for a Charter of Rights!
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It's #HumanRightsDay and it's time for an Australian #CharterofRights. The Castan Centre is proud to be a key supporter of this vital campaign and tonight we’ll be co-hosting a special event on building the campaign for a Charter of Rights. Join us in showing your support 👏