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We called for a Human Rights Act - time to act on it
From December 2008 to July 2009, the Rudd Government conducted one of the largest public consultations in our nation’s history to find out how Australians want our human rights protected.
The conclusion and recommendations handed back by the Consultation Committee in September 2009 were clear - Australians want a Human Rights Act, and our Government should implement one.
How hard can it be? They asked us how we want our rights protected and we answered, loud and clear. The next step is simple - give us a Human Rights Act for Australia.
Help us get the message to them through Facebook and Twitter!
What you can do on Facebook
1. Get an image makeover
Save our "ACT ON IT" campaign image at the top right of this screen (right click then "Save Picture As"), then make it your Facebook profile picture.
2. Send Mr Rudd a message on his Facebook fan page
- First become a fan of the Kevin Rudd page, then go to the "Kevin Rudd and Labor + Fans" tab then post your message in the "write something" box. You may want to write something like:
Mr Rudd we told the Human Rights Consultation Committee what we wanted loud and clear. Please act on their recommendation - Australians want a Human Rights Act!
- There’s often involved debate on Mr Rudd’s Facebook fan page - be sure to check back to see if anyone’s talking about your post!
3. Get your friends behind the effort
- Tag your friends in your ACT ON IT profile picture
- Share our Facebook note on your profile page
- Share our Facebook note actively by sending as a message to your friends, asking them to get involved
What you can do on Twitter
- Retweet our messages and send your own to @KevinRuddPM
- Be sure to include #ActOnIt in your message
- What to write in your own message? You could tell the PM it’s time he moved forward on human rights protection in Australia, or identify a particular right that you want protected, or just tell why a Human Rights Act will be important to you!
Please keep in touch and let us know how you go by commenting at the bottom of this page!
Comments
Soph | Posted on 5 March 2010, 09:53AM | Report comment
Yes, Karun. But alas - the Government ruled this out for Australia before the independent committee had even begun its consultation! So, we are asking for what’s realistic - an overarching Federal Law.
Steph, I think I get where you are coming from but as a starting point and from a global perspective - there’s the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which do not change over time. As an example - Article 1 - “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” Surely we can all agree on that !?!? And surely this country should ensure that such a right is enshrined in our legislation.
Steph | Posted on 28 February 2010, 03:12PM | Report comment
I don’t like the idea of just stating our rights because quite simply ideas change and values change. This includes human rights. Its why we don’t have a bill of rights because to make something definite is to limit the possiblities. But I Agree that something should be done, such as making a statement about human rights.
Andrew | Posted on 26 February 2010, 09:25PM | Report comment
Human Rights is a basic inclusion that is lacking from the constitution in Australia. We need the following statement in ours that is from the German Basic Law. Just this simple statement would make human rights much stronger than just an act. “(1) Human dignity is inviolable. To respect and protect it is the duty of all state authority.” Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar. Sie zu achten und zu schützen ist Verpflichtung aller staatlichen Gewalt.
Karun | Posted on 26 February 2010, 09:18PM | Report comment
Rather than just a Human Rights act, we should have it included in the constitution. There is no reason not to.
For instance the first Article of Germany’s basic law is that Human Dignity is inviolable. Even this statement is stronger protection than what Australia currently has.