Human Rights
One of the ways Sophia works for justice is in the Human Rights Coalition, which several Sophia women helped to establish.
The Human Rights Coalition has now established a website - www.humanrightscoalition.org.au Sophia will continue to publicise activities.
Contact email: hrc@humanrightscoalition.org.au
The Mission of the Human Rights Coalition is:
To promote the recognition of human rights for all people in Australia and achieve greater legislative protection for human rights in Australia through the Commonwealth and SA Parliaments.
WHY SAY YES TO A BILL OF RIGHTS?
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It is 60 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was supported by Australia but the Federal Government has never enshrined these rights in law.
The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and USA have all done so.
It is time for Australia to do this too.
Government legislation regarding refugees, Aboriginal people in Northern Territory and Anti-Terrorism measures shows how urgent this is.
We need a Human Rights Act now