Liberty Victoria
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Liberty Victoria (The Victorian Council for Civil Liberties). We work to protect and promote civil liberties and human rights. Based in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. libertyvictoria.org.au
It does not make any of us safer in the long run. It is disappointing that the Government has decided to prioritise penal populism over the rights of children in the criminal justice system.
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Liberty Victoria condemns Victorian Government’s proposal to jail children for life - Liberty Victoria
Liberty Victoria denounces, in the strongest terms, the Victorian Government’s proposal to allow children as young as 14 to be sentenced to life imprisonment for violent offences. This proposal repres...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It does not make any of us safer in the long run. It is disappointing that the Government has decided to prioritise penal populism over the rights of children in the criminal justice system.
Read our full press release here: libertyvictoria.org.au/liberty-vict...
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We're welcoming some fresh faces to our General Committee this year, and we're excited for the challenges ahead (including a State election on the horizon). You can read more about our work in our Annual Report, available here: libertyvictoria.org.au/wp-content/u...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We're welcoming some fresh faces to our General Committee this year, and we're excited for the challenges ahead (including a State election on the horizon). You can read more about our work in our Annual Report, available here: libertyvictoria.org.au/wp-content/u...
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Thanks also to Dr Helen Durham AO for giving an inspiring (and optimistic!) talk on international humanitarian law. And thanks to Stary Norton Halphen - Criminal Law Specialists for hosting us.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thanks also to Dr Helen Durham AO for giving an inspiring (and optimistic!) talk on international humanitarian law. And thanks to Stary Norton Halphen - Criminal Law Specialists for hosting us.
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Plestia embodies liberation, dignity, respect, equality and free speech for her people and all people.
Please join us to celebrate at the Voltaire Awards Dinner on November 14th, 2025. Book here: trybooking.com/DAMXD
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Please join us to celebrate at the Voltaire Awards Dinner on November 14th, 2025. Book here: trybooking.com/DAMXD
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Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Human Rights Awards Dinner 2025
Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Human Rights Awards Dinner 2025, a celebration of free speech
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Plestia embodies liberation, dignity, respect, equality and free speech for her people and all people.
Please join us to celebrate at the Voltaire Awards Dinner on November 14th, 2025. Book here: trybooking.com/DAMXD
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Please join us to celebrate at the Voltaire Awards Dinner on November 14th, 2025. Book here: trybooking.com/DAMXD
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At this time, when we are witnessing the extended conflict amounting to an attempted genocide of the Palestinian people, there is no one more deserving of this Award than Plestia who has stepped up for her people continues to speak for those who continue to suffer.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
At this time, when we are witnessing the extended conflict amounting to an attempted genocide of the Palestinian people, there is no one more deserving of this Award than Plestia who has stepped up for her people continues to speak for those who continue to suffer.
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She has now documented those experiences in The Eyes of Gaza, a collection of journal entries from the first 45 days of the conflict. It is staggering to imagine those experience spiralling further and further into horror as the conflict has now continued for 2 years.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
She has now documented those experiences in The Eyes of Gaza, a collection of journal entries from the first 45 days of the conflict. It is staggering to imagine those experience spiralling further and further into horror as the conflict has now continued for 2 years.
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In November 2024, Plestia and her family moved to Melbourne on temporary visas.
Throughout the conflict, Plestia has spoken out eloquently about the attacks on journalists, with consideration and dignity in extraordinary circumstances.
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Throughout the conflict, Plestia has spoken out eloquently about the attacks on journalists, with consideration and dignity in extraordinary circumstances.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
In November 2024, Plestia and her family moved to Melbourne on temporary visas.
Throughout the conflict, Plestia has spoken out eloquently about the attacks on journalists, with consideration and dignity in extraordinary circumstances.
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Throughout the conflict, Plestia has spoken out eloquently about the attacks on journalists, with consideration and dignity in extraordinary circumstances.
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Plestia began filming and sharing videos and photos online to show the world an inside view of what was happening in Gaza. Plestia was forced to flee Gaza due to fears for her safety and the safety of her family given the unprecedented killing of journalists.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Plestia began filming and sharing videos and photos online to show the world an inside view of what was happening in Gaza. Plestia was forced to flee Gaza due to fears for her safety and the safety of her family given the unprecedented killing of journalists.
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Plestia is a 23 year old Palestinian journalist from Gaza who has been documenting the plausible genocide and alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza since the Israeli Government's response to the tragic 7 October attacks.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Plestia is a 23 year old Palestinian journalist from Gaza who has been documenting the plausible genocide and alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza since the Israeli Government's response to the tragic 7 October attacks.
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It celebrates those who speak out, write, campaign, whistle-blow, take action or a stand against authoritarianism.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It celebrates those who speak out, write, campaign, whistle-blow, take action or a stand against authoritarianism.
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The Sophie Trevitt Award is awarded to someone no older than 30 at the date of their nomination for an outstanding contribution to or action on free speech, human rights and/or civil liberties, with particular emphasis on progressing freedom, respect, equality and dignity.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The Sophie Trevitt Award is awarded to someone no older than 30 at the date of their nomination for an outstanding contribution to or action on free speech, human rights and/or civil liberties, with particular emphasis on progressing freedom, respect, equality and dignity.
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The politicisation of the bail system in Victoria has been a disgrace. It does us all a disservice. It makes us less safe.
Read our full media release here:https://libertyvictoria.org.au/liberty-victoria-media-release-on-bail/
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Read our full media release here:https://libertyvictoria.org.au/liberty-victoria-media-release-on-bail/
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The politicisation of the bail system in Victoria has been a disgrace. It does us all a disservice. It makes us less safe.
Read our full media release here:https://libertyvictoria.org.au/liberty-victoria-media-release-on-bail/
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Read our full media release here:https://libertyvictoria.org.au/liberty-victoria-media-release-on-bail/
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Do we really want a justice system where people accused of criminal offences are regularly locked up for extended periods before trial in circumstances where they are not an unacceptable risk of failing to appear, committing a serious offence or to community safety?
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Do we really want a justice system where people accused of criminal offences are regularly locked up for extended periods before trial in circumstances where they are not an unacceptable risk of failing to appear, committing a serious offence or to community safety?
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We are all entitled to the presumption of innocence. Our political leaders, across the political spectrum, should take pause to consider what it means to lock people up when they have not had their day in court.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
We are all entitled to the presumption of innocence. Our political leaders, across the political spectrum, should take pause to consider what it means to lock people up when they have not had their day in court.
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Further, a person must be refused bail if, amongst other things, they would “endanger the safety or welfare of any other person, whether by committing an offence that has that effect or by any other means”.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Further, a person must be refused bail if, amongst other things, they would “endanger the safety or welfare of any other person, whether by committing an offence that has that effect or by any other means”.
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It makes us all less safe in the long run.
It is important to recognise that we already have a bail system where “Parliament recognises the overarching importance of maximising, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of the community and persons affected by crime”.
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It is important to recognise that we already have a bail system where “Parliament recognises the overarching importance of maximising, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of the community and persons affected by crime”.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
It makes us all less safe in the long run.
It is important to recognise that we already have a bail system where “Parliament recognises the overarching importance of maximising, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of the community and persons affected by crime”.
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It is important to recognise that we already have a bail system where “Parliament recognises the overarching importance of maximising, to the greatest extent possible, the safety of the community and persons affected by crime”.
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This means that more people are being held in prisons who have been charged, but who have not been found guilty, of any offence.
We know that prisons are criminogenic. That means that putting a person, including a child, in custody makes it more likely that they will offend.
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We know that prisons are criminogenic. That means that putting a person, including a child, in custody makes it more likely that they will offend.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This means that more people are being held in prisons who have been charged, but who have not been found guilty, of any offence.
We know that prisons are criminogenic. That means that putting a person, including a child, in custody makes it more likely that they will offend.
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We know that prisons are criminogenic. That means that putting a person, including a child, in custody makes it more likely that they will offend.
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Please join us to celebrate at the Voltaire Awards Dinner on November 14th, 2025. Book here: trybooking.com/DAMXD
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Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Human Rights Awards Dinner 2025
Liberty Victoria's Voltaire Human Rights Awards Dinner 2025, a celebration of free speech
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September 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Please join us to celebrate at the Voltaire Awards Dinner on November 14th, 2025. Book here: trybooking.com/DAMXD
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We look forward to hearing further from Sarah Schwartz at our Voltaire Awards Dinner on 14 November, as she has generously offered to share her reflections on Uncle Percy and the issues for which he fought so hard.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
We look forward to hearing further from Sarah Schwartz at our Voltaire Awards Dinner on 14 November, as she has generously offered to share her reflections on Uncle Percy and the issues for which he fought so hard.
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The Allan Government has wound back reforms made after Veronica's and Uncle Percy's death, a mockery to them both.
In recognising Uncle Percy we also recognise the continuing injustice of the disproportionate rates of incarceration of the indigenous people of Australia.
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In recognising Uncle Percy we also recognise the continuing injustice of the disproportionate rates of incarceration of the indigenous people of Australia.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Allan Government has wound back reforms made after Veronica's and Uncle Percy's death, a mockery to them both.
In recognising Uncle Percy we also recognise the continuing injustice of the disproportionate rates of incarceration of the indigenous people of Australia.
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In recognising Uncle Percy we also recognise the continuing injustice of the disproportionate rates of incarceration of the indigenous people of Australia.
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