Registrations now open for the Human Rights 2014 conference

Published 10 Mar 2014, 10:20 am, by Career Development Services

Human Rights 2014 Conference

Friday 25 July 2014

9am to 4.30pm

Venue: Deakin Edge, Federation Square, Corner Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne

Speakers (specific topics to be confirmed)

Jillian C. York, Director for International Freedom of Expression, Electronic Frontier Foundation Topic: Spying and human rights

The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG, Head of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Alleged Human Rights Violations in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Topic: Human rights abuses in North Korea

Dr Cassandra Goldie, CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service Topic: Poverty in Australia

Professor George Williams AO, Foundation Director of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales Topic: Freedom of association in the age of "bikie laws"

Associate Professor Adam McBeth, Castan Centre Deputy Director Topic: Development assistance and human rights

Martin Hodgson, Senior advocate with Foreign Prisoner Support Service Topic: Indigenous rights in the criminal justice system

Dr Ronli Sifris, Castan Centre Associate Topic: Women's reproductive rights

For full details and to register, visit the conference website www.law.monash.edu.au/castancentre/conference