There seemed to be a little bit of comment about Muslim preachers saying women at beaches were like meat . There was a bit of chat about SBS programs on welfare at Mt Druitt and so on. The odd OLO remark comes up about Islam in Oz ..have you noticed any of these ?

Dear Shadow Minister,

It is surprising that Gillian Triggs failed to check
her facts on the Leak case. What this demonstrates is
that she had a limited grasp of what was going on
inside her own organisation. She should have been
aware of the details of the Leak complaint and even
more astounding is the fact that she seems to have
mislead the senate.

Perhaps it is time for her to retire?

Foxy,

Triggs being a lawyer should know that when giving evidence, no one is expected to know everything, and if one cannot remember, then one simply says so.

This is the third time that she has made a sworn statement to the senate that is not just factually incorrect, but where the "facts" were pivotal to the interpretation of the events.

Given the prominence of the case, the time that has passed, and that her latest gaffe was unsolicited, it is very difficult to let pass as simple incompetence.

Triggs has already disgraced her role, and should resign immediately or face a tribunal for contempt of senate.

I'm puzzled why the AHRC seems to have so little interest in one key aspect, one would have thought, of human rights, namely the right to freedom of expression. One would think that AHRC would have continual refresher sessions on how to balance freedom of expression with legislation such as Section 18 (c) and (d).

Surely issues touching on both would be coming up again and again at the AHRC, and conversation around the water cooler, or down in the hipster bistro would often turn on the merits and problems of different cases that are continually coming up. Surely the AHRC is employing lawyers who have focussed on human rights ? Including rights to free speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, etc. ? Not just on examining narrow interpretations of existing legislation ?

No ?

Joe

It's about power . Clergy have the means to impose authority on victim kids , human rights is about the less-protected humans.

Dear Shadow Minister,

There's a few good points being made in the link
I've just come across that you and some others will undoubtedly
not accept for obvious reasons. I know that I will
undoubtedly be attacked. However I feel that the
link is worth a read simply to put forth another point
of view (especially for those who talk about freedom of
speech). To provide a balance in the perspectives being
presented.

The author points out that "Trigg's term in office as the
Human Rights Commissioner has coincided with an unprecedented
politicisation of human rights. This is due in part to
Australia's highly contentious treatment of asylum seekers and
also the possibility of amending the Racial Discrimination
Act - which is very much a concern."

We're told that "Triggs' role has been well and truly in the
firing line. She has faced a sustained campaign of public
criticism. Her integrity and professionalism has been called into
question. She has been accused of lying, playing politics, and
even had her personal life torn apart."

"And at every turn she has continued to step up and fulfil
her role. She has not backed down or packed it in. Miraculously
she has not succumb to any temptation to run away or fall apart."

"She has stepped up day after day. One foot in front of the
other. And there's a powerful lesson for all of us in that."

http://womensagenda.com.au/leadership/profiles/gillian-triggs-responds-to-malcolm-turnbull-s-attacks-on-the-hrc/