Professor John Tobin

Professor John Tobin

Francine V McNiff Chair in International Human Rights Law, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

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Politics & Society

COVID-19 and curfews

Managing COVID-19 has divided Victorians with some believing that their human rights are at risk, particularly when it comes to curfews

Politics & Society

Academics call for an end to immigration detention

Researchers from universities around Australia are adding their voices to the groundswell of concern about the country’s treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, demanding #nomoreharm

Politics & Society

Children entitled to a life where their rights are protected

The confronting scenes at a juvenile detention centre are another illustration of Australia’s appalling history of institutional child abuse