Who we are
We are a small group of citizens living on the Mornington Peninsula who are committed to promoting understanding of and respect for human rights in our municipality and beyond.
Human rights news
Two newsletters
Aaah - it is an embarrassment of riches - while I was travelling around Cambodia, John Howells has been busy organising two more newsletters containing interesting articles written by various members of the Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group. What will we do when he retires from this role?
Connect number 34
Connect No. 34 could be the last edition of the Newsletter under John Howell's guiding hand – as unbelievable as it sounds, he has threatened to resign. But I can't help thinking that it won't really happen until he has found another editor. So what's the bet? Will there be a Connect No. 35 under John's editorial control? I certainly hope so!
Connect Number 33
Many of you will have already received the August newsletter Connect No. 33 via email and will have read about our program for the rest of 2011, but to those of you who aren't on our mailing list – my humble apologies for posting it so late in the month. I do have a good excuse – I've been visiting the grandchildren in Western Australia. As well as the 2011 program, this edition of Connect contains an interesting article by John Howells titled Human Trafficking – Modern Day Slavery, and an article I have written on Climate Change and Human Rights.
Read about the debate
Our latest newsletter, Connect no. 32 is ready for you to download, and it is full of news about the human rights debate we held on 9 June 2011. Once again, John Howells has surpassed expectations; this time by providing us with a summary of the debate. The newsletter also contains an interesting article by Hugh de Kretser, the Executive Officer of the Federation of Community Legal Centres (Victoria) Inc. in which he addresses the question of what difference the human rights charter has made for Victorians. Our submission to the Committee reviewing this charter is also included in the newsletter, so there is no doubt about the Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group's views about its benefits. Interesting!