Category Archives: Human rights

Appeal court’s landmark disability decision

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

Date: 14/05/12 Authors: Stacey Kirk and Danya Levy Source: Stuff.co.nz Website Article Link:  http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/6917209/Appeal-courts-landmark-disability-decision Synopsis: A landmark court decision has confirmed parents of disabled children are being unreasonably discriminated against by not being allowed to be paid carers. The Ministry … Continue reading →

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Push for cerebral palsy prevention

Posted on 27 March 2012 by

Date: 20/03/2012 Source: The World Today, ABC Radio Reporter: Meredith Griffiths Synopsis:  There are calls for obstetricians and neonatal specialists in Australian hospitals to take more steps to cut the incidence of cerebral palsy. Australian and international research has found … Continue reading →

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Disability advocate used pain to help others

Posted on 26 March 2012 by

Date: 23/02/2012 Reporter: Jim Simpson Source: Sydney Morning Herald – Article link:  http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/disability-advocate-used-pain-to-help-others-20120222-1tnyu.html Synopsis:    Kim Walker had a traumatic and institutionalised childhood  but turned her deprivation to the benefit of other by becoming a leading advocate for the rights of … Continue reading →

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Child mental health row flares

Posted on 19 March 2012 by

Date: 14/03/2012 Source: The Australian p, 7 Reporter: Sue Dunlevy Synopsis:  Leading psychiatrists have criticised as “absurd” and “bizarre”, draft West Australian laws that would require mentally ill children as young as 12 to give their consent to sterilisation, electroconvulsive … Continue reading →

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Disabled people have come so far – don’t undo all the progress

Posted on 19 March 2012 by

Date: 01/03/2012 Reporter: Jane Campbell Source: The Guardian Article Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/01/disabled-people-have-come-far?newsfeed=true Synopsis: The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) reports this week on a 12-month inquiry that was undertaken in the UK following recent government and local authority reforms that … Continue reading →

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Many mental illness cases linked to recent violence

Posted on 19 March 2012 by

Date: 01/03/2012 Reporter: Grace Rattue Source: Medical News Today Article Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242380.php Synopsis:  A recent study has found that adults with a disability are at a significantly higher risk of being a victim of violence than adults without a disability. Researchers … Continue reading →

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Lax investigations leave abuse of disabled unpunished

Posted on 27 February 2012 by

Date:  27/02/2012 Reporter:  Ryan Gabrielson Source:  California Watch Article Link:  http://www.ocregister.com/news/police-341698-state-department.html Synopsis: The lack of adequate care and supervision of disabled people living in state institutions in California was recently investigated by California Watch and the results of these investigations … Continue reading →

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Now is Roxon’s chance on human rights

Posted on 8 February 2012 by

Date: 30/12/2011 Reported: Phil Lynch Source: The Drum – Opinon, http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/3740046.html Synopsis:  The author of this comment article urges the Attorney-General to take the opportunity to remedy current flaws in the Australian law in the areas of human rights and … Continue reading →

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Mental health gets own department

Posted on 8 February 2012 by

Date: 31/01/2012 Reporter: Michael McKenna Source: The Australian, p 6 Synopsis: Queensland Labor has promised to create a department for mental health if re-elected. The goal is to give more focused attention to mental health issues. If the plan goes … Continue reading →

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Mental health campaign to lift the veil of silence

Posted on 12 December 2011 by

Date: 10/10/2011 Author: Steven Wardill Source: Courier Mail, p15 Synopsis: Premier Anna Bligh described the stigma surrounding mental health as ‘one of the most profound human rights issues of the 21st century’. At the launch of Mental Health Week, Premier … Continue reading →

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