Speaking up /

As president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs advocated for the disempowered, the disenfranchised, the marginalised. She withstood relentless political pressure and media scrutiny as she defended the defenceless for five tumultuous years. How did this aspiring ballet dancer, dignified...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Triggs, Gillian D. (Gillian Doreen), 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carlton, Victoria : The Miegunyah Press, an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing, 2018.
Temas:
Triggs, Gillian D. > (Gillian Doreen), > 1945-
Lawyers > Australia > Biography.
Civil rights lawyers > Australia > Biography.
Human rights workers > Australia > Biography.
Avocats des droits de l'homme > Australie > Biographies.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme > Australie > Biographies.
Civil rights lawyers
Human rights workers
Lawyers
Australia
Biography
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1. Finding My Voice: From Migrant to Human Rights Advocate; 2. Speaking Truth to Power: Leave No Woman Behind; 3. Tyranny of Distance: Australia's Human Rights Exceptionalism; 4. Seeking to Be Heard: Indigenous Australians and Human Rights; 5. Offend, Insult, Intimidate or Humiliate: Freedom of Speech and the 18C Saga; 6. Tours of Duty: Monitoring the Treatment of Asylum Seekers; 7. Stop the Boats: Asylum-seeker Myths and the Law; 8. Love Is Love: Freedom of Religion and Marriage Equality; 9. Special Measures: Racism and the Racial Discrimination Act
  • 10. The Time Is Now: A Charter of Rights for AustraliaAcknowledgements; Index

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