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Registrations for The Annual Castan Centre for Human Rights Law Conference open this Wednesday 23 April. join us at one of Australia’s leading human rights events, 25 July, in Melbourne Details @ our conference website: bit.ly/HumanRights25.

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The Castan Centre appeared this morning at the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the Criminal Code (Hate Crimes) Amendment Bill 2024. See our submission here: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar... @drmcastan.bsky.social @ronlisifris.bsky.social #Auslaw #HumanRights

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Thanks to the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Professor Tomoya Obokata & HLRC.

We talked yesterday about modern slavery practices & explored the particular challenges & exploitation faced by migrant workers.

We look forward to the SR’s end-of-mission statement on 27 Nov.

Proposed Social Media Ban for Under-16s in Australia The Australian Government is proposing laws that will require technology companies to restrict individuals under the age of 16 years from accessing their social media platforms.

The proposed social media ban will affect various human rights contained in international human rights treaties. This explainer by the Australian Human Rights Commission sets these issues out: humanrights.gov.au/about/news/p... #LawSky #AusLaw #HumanRights

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