@ProfTobinMLS

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

Joined August 2020
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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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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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#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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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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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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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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John Howe@HowitzerJ4 Nov 2021
We are looking for a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership and Diversity!⁦@Pathways_UoM⁩ ⁦@Government_UoM⁩ jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/j…
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Such an important discussion about the need to address childhood adversity and the social determinants of suicide theconversation.com/recruiti… – at Melbourne, Victoria

Recruiting more mental health workers won’t stop suicides. Preventing child abuse and neglect will

Despite more spending on mental health services, suicide rates continue to climb. So in light of two major new reports released this week, we need to rethink our strategy to save lives.

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The countdown is on to our next seminar on Monday 15th November with Dr Gabriela Martinez-Sainz, University College Dublin. How do young people exercise their participation rights online? Register to attend online or in person!
Children'sRightsQUB@ChildRightsQUB20 Oct 2021
Our seminar series continues with the wonderful @gmsainz from University College Dublin on 'Children Defending Human Rights Online'. Monday 15th November at 10.00am. Attend online or in person. For more information, and to register, see below 👇
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Let's discuss... ! What are your views / experiences / reflections on this? #ChildRightsChat
Paula Walshe@walshe_paula4 Nov 2021
2 Important Issues: Children accessing info from reliable internet sources and an interesting conversation to be had about Art3 Best Interests and Art12 Child's Opinion #UNCRC @ChildRightsIRL @OCO_ireland @EarlyChildhdIRL @ECECITCarlow @ChildRightsChat theguardian.com/society/2021…
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“When we look at children’s issues, we cannot underestimate the role that news media plays in influencing our thinking,” says CEO @natkendallt in a new report with @leadingforkids. You can read the full media analysis here: bit.ly/3CHwTJ1
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ACERWC@acerwc4 Nov 2021
We are discussing the impact of #Covid19 on children's rights in #Africa. Covid19 & the various measures taken by gvts - mandatory stay-at-home, lockdowns that included a shut-down of schools and all forms of leisures has had grave physical & psychological effects on children.
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