Home
Independent, Vigilant, Informed
Liberty Victoria traces its roots to 1936. For more than eighty years we have advocated for civil liberties and human rights. These are spelled out in the United Nations’ international human rights treaties, agreed to by Australia. We speak out when such rights and freedoms are threatened by governments or other organisations... » Read More
Latest at Liberty
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024
April 12, 2024 | SubmissionLiberty Victoria is appalled by the introduction of a Bill that, among other things, seeks to jail people for at least a year if they fail to assist with their own removal even where they are owed Australia’s non-refoulement obligations. The Bill...
Read More
Labor’s Mandatory Sentencing Problem
April 08, 2024 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsIt couldn’t be clearer. Labor’s 2023 National Platform states:
Labor opposes mandatory sentencing. This practice does not reduce crime but does undermine the independence of the judiciary, lead to unjust outcomes and is often discriminatory in...
Read More
Joint CCLs letter re Migration Amendment Bill 2024
April 05, 2024 | Press ReleaseTony Burke MP
Leader of the House
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for the Arts
Dear Mr Burke
We write as leading civil society organisations, reflecting a broad and diverse membership across Australia, to express our deep...
Read More
Marketing herself as ‘tougher’ than Dutton is a mistake by Clare O’Neil
April 03, 2024 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsIn November 2023, the High Court handed down a decision which has led to a response centred in fear, a lack of compassion and, troublingly, a disregard for equal treatment before the law.
In handing down the decision in NZYQ, which is remarkable in...
Read More
Inquiry into the Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024
March 27, 2024 | SubmissionLiberty Victoria is committed to the defence and advancement of civil liberties and human rights. We seek to promote compliance with Australia’s obligations under international law as recognised in various State and Federal human rights instruments...
Read More
Liberty Victoria Statement on the Victorian Government’s Backflip on Bail Reforms for Children and Proposed Electronic Monitoring
March 26, 2024 | Press ReleaseIn 2023, the Victorian Government delayed changes to the Bail Act 1977 (Vic) (Bail Act) designed to reduce the number of children remanded in custody awaiting the conclusion of their criminal proceedings. The proposed changes included removing the...
Read More
Liberty Victoria say we need to be careful when punishing peaceful protest
March 06, 2024 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsTwo climate protesters who blocked three lanes on the West Gate Bridge have been sentenced to 21 days imprisonment. The disruption caused significant delays, impacted emergency services and forced a woman to give birth on the side of the road. Past...
Read More
Victoria Police says wrongful arrest of former immigration detainee over sexual assault was not racial profiling
March 01, 2024 | Liberty Victoria in the NewsPolice have denied racial profiling after wrongly arresting a former immigration detainee in relation to a sexual assault in an inner Melbourne suburb this week. Victoria Police revealed yesterday they had charged the 44-year-old former detainee ...
Read More
Statement on Entrapment
February 22, 2024 | Press ReleaseStatement on Entrapment
The criminal law in Victoria, and in Australia more broadly, does not recognise entrapment as a legal defence.[1] This is a situation which must be remedied immediately in order to avoid the ongoing exploitation of some of...
Read More
Call for Liberty Victoria Voltaire Human Rights Awards nominations
February 22, 2024 | Liberty Victoria UpdatesDear members and supporters,
The Liberty Victoria Voltaire Human Rights Awards is an important event in the Australian human rights calendar. For more than two decades, the Voltaire Human Rights Award has been presented to a person or organisation...
Read More
Criminal Justice
It couldn’t be clearer. Labor’s 2023 National Platform states:
Labor opposes mandatory sentencing. This practice does not reduce crime but does...
Work type: Liberty Victoria in the News
» Read more Government, Regulation and Equality
Liberty Victoria is appalled by the introduction of a Bill that, among other things, seeks to jail people for at least a year if they fail to assist...
Work type: Submission
» Read more Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Liberty Victoria is appalled by the introduction of a Bill that, among other things, seeks to jail people for at least a year if they fail to assist...
Work type: Submission
» Read more Privacy and Private Life
Police have denied racial profiling after wrongly arresting a former immigration detainee in relation to a sexual assault in an inner Melbourne...
Work type: Liberty Victoria in the News
» Read more
Liberty Links newsletter sign up
Join the Liberty Victoria e-list to receive daily updates on human rights around the globe.
You can unsubscribe at any time
You can unsubscribe at any time