@ProfTobinMLS

Professor Melbourne Law School, interested in human rights, children's rights, health rights, ideas about equality, teaching and learning, AFL - views my own

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Human Rights Arts & Film Festival

The largest public human rights arts & film event in Australia held on 4 – 9 May in Naarm/Melbourne

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Which skills are needed in documenting human rights abuses in armed conflict? Yulia Gorbunova and @FereshtaAbbasi of @hrw share important insights from the battlefield in Ukraine in a public lecture next week. 📍 @MelbLawSchool 🗓️ 5.30pm AEST, 3 May 🔗 unimelb.me/3ojqy41
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Join us at MLS on Wed 3 May at 5.30pm for this free public lecture "The Struggle for Accountability and Justice in Situations of Armed Conflict" eventbrite.com.au/e/the-stru… @Eventbrite

The Struggle for Accountability and Justice in Situations of Armed Conflict

The Struggle for Accountability and Justice in Situations of Armed Conflict – A View from the Battlefield.

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May 3, The Struggle for Accountability and Justice in Situations of Armed Conflict – A View from the Battlefield events.unimelb.edu.au/MLS/ev…
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NEW '#Intersectionality: Social Marginalisation and Self-Reported Health Status in #YoungPeople'. Using an intersectional lens to understand multiple disadvantage @DrMelissaKang @ProfSteinbeck @Georgi_Luscombe @lenasanci @catherinehawke @zwi_karen doi.org/10.3390/ijerph172181…

Intersectionality: Social Marginalisation and Self-Reported Health Status in Young People

Background: The aim of this study was to measure young people’s health status and explore associations between health status and belonging to one or more socio-culturally marginalised group. Methods:...

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WANTED! Human rights defenders interested in using the international human rights system as a platform to speak truth to power and contribute to change on the ground. This is the course for you! ishr.ch/latest-updates/hrdap… #HRDAP22 @ISHRglobal @Hannah_ISHR

HRDAP 2022: Apply now for ISHR's training for human rights defenders! - ISHR

After two successful online editions in 2020 and 2021, ISHR is pleased to launch the call for applications for the third online edition of the Human Rights

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Great example of the capacity for sporting clubs to affirm the dignity of every individual- I’m very proud today’: Laidley makes first public appearance in return to North Melbourne theage.com.au/sport/afl/laid…

‘I’m very proud today’: Laidley makes first public appearance in return to North Melbourne

Dani Laidley has made her first public appearance for more than a year-and-a-half, and paid tribute to her former club North Melbourne.

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#HumanRightsDefenders Article on the role of teachers and children’s rights for @gtcs “The UNCRC will weave its way through the fabric of our schools and our society. Teachers will be at the forefront of leading the culture change.” gtcsnew.gtcs.org.uk/nmsrunti… @CYPCS
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With growth in prison spending exceeding Heath and education it’s time to reassess our priorities- Thick blue line: Victoria builds the country’s biggest police force theage.com.au/national/victo…

Thick blue line: Victoria builds the country’s biggest police force

The state’s war on crime has fuelled massive growth for Victoria Police, which now has 22,000 personnel and annual government funding worth $4 billion.

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LadyHale concludes the Annual Lecture "So what is wrong with #ChildrensRights? Children's best interest are not yet our primary consideration ... and they should be!" Check out our website soon for the Lecture recording if you missed it! @Bromebyd @ChildLegalWales @SwanseaUni
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Wherever you are, join one (or several) of 90 virtual #workshops during the World Congress on #JusticeWithChildren2021 next week! 🌎🌍🌏 Find the programme of each region here⬇️ justicewithchildren.org/onli… @UNICEF #jWC2021 #fight4justicewithchildren
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Scotland leading the way again - is there a political leader in Australia prepared to advocate for a Youth Parliament?
Scottish Youth Parliament@OfficialSYP8 Nov 2021
🗳️Vote now in the Scottish Youth Parliament Elections! 🗳️ Voting is open from now until November 21st for all young people in Scotland aged 12-25. #SYPElex21 Click here to vote 👉bit.ly/sypvote
Image of a young person putting a voting card into a box while another person holds the box. Alongside this is a wavy orange box with text inside that says "Vote in the Scottish YOUTH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS - #SYPElex21 - Visit: bit.ly/sypvote"

ALT Image of a young person putting a voting card into a box while another person holds the box. Alongside this is a wavy orange box with text inside that says "Vote in the Scottish YOUTH PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS - #SYPElex21 - Visit: bit.ly/sypvote"

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Are adults willing to listen to children on child labour? opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-…

Are adults willing to listen to children on child labour?

Working children have the right to policies informed by their views and best interests

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We can't delay justice any longer for indigenous children and their families - Still they take the children away while our report gathers dust theage.com.au/national/nsw/s…

Still they take the children away while our report gathers dust

Just as the grandmothers feared, Indigenous child removals persist while our recommendations sit on the shelf.

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8-in-10 young people don’t tell their parents about everything that happens to them online with 22% telling their parents hardly anything. From the Wireless Report by @DitchtheLabel ow.ly/pJfX30rYHhU
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This a very interesting and timely article, written by my oldest friend in the world ⁦@DrRhianCroke⁩…. Her articles are always so thought provoking and worth the read #climatechange #childrensrights childrenslegalcentre.wales/w…

We need a 'Children’s Rights Approach' to climate change | Children's Legal Centre Wales

Climate change is having a devastating impact on children’s rights. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child says that climate change is the ‘biggest thr ...

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John Tobin retweeted
Fleur Johns@FleurEJ5 Nov 2021
Election day is about to dawn in NYC.
Fleur Johns@FleurEJ13 Oct 2021
Here is a short piece that I wrote for The Interpreter (@LowyInstitute) on why Hilary Charlesworth is exactly who is needed on the bench of the @CIJ_ICJ right now - written with the 5 November election in view lowyinstitute.org/the-interp…
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In the latest #ECPATBoysStudy, boys in #SouthKorea told us how long it took to find the courage to disclose what happened. Gender norms & stereotypes prevent boys from feeling comfortable seeking help. Read our research with #Tacteen @ecpat_korea: bit.ly/GBIKorEng #boystoo
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The Centre@CFECFW5 Nov 2021
Young people are more susceptible to the negative mental impacts of #ClimateChange as their coping ability is still developing. A survey revealed that 4/5 of young people were somewhat or very anxious about climate change and half experienced such emotions every week @COP26 🌎
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Orygen@orygen_aus3 Nov 2021
.@ARACYAustralia & @unicefaustralia have made an urgent call to refocus Australia’s pathway out of the #COVID19 pandemic for children and young people. Read more here: unicef.org.au/our-work/unice… #YouthMH #YoungFuturesMatter #RevolutionInMind
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