John Tobin

Which skills are needed in documenting human rights abuses in armed conflict? Yulia Gorbunova and @FereshtaAbbasi of @hrw share important insights from the battlefield in Ukraine in a public lecture next week. 📍 @MelbLawSchool 🗓️ 5.30pm AEST, 3 May 🔗 unimelb.me/3ojqy41

Join us at MLS on Wed 3 May at 5.30pm for this free public lecture "The Struggle for Accountability and Justice in Situations of Armed Conflict" eventbrite.com.au/e/the-struggle… @Eventbrite

May 3, The Struggle for Accountability and Justice in Situations of Armed Conflict – A View from the Battlefield events.unimelb.edu.au/MLS/event/2913…

NEW '#Intersectionality: Social Marginalisation and Self-Reported Health Status in #YoungPeople'. Using an intersectional lens to understand multiple disadvantage @DrMelissaKang @ProfSteinbeck @Georgi_Luscombe @lenasanci @catherinehawke @zwi_karen doi.org/10.3390/ijerph…

WANTED! Human rights defenders interested in using the international human rights system as a platform to speak truth to power and contribute to change on the ground. This is the course for you! ishr.ch/latest-updates… #HRDAP22 @ISHRglobal @Hannah_ISHR

Great example of the capacity for sporting clubs to affirm the dignity of every individual- I’m very proud today’: Laidley makes first public appearance in return to North Melbourne theage.com.au/sport/afl/laid…

#HumanRightsDefenders Article on the role of teachers and children’s rights for @gtcs “The UNCRC will weave its way through the fabric of our schools and our society. Teachers will be at the forefront of leading the culture change.” gtcsnew.gtcs.org.uk/nmsruntime/sav… @CYPCS

With growth in prison spending exceeding Heath and education it’s time to reassess our priorities- Thick blue line: Victoria builds the country’s biggest police force theage.com.au/national/victo…

LadyHale concludes the Annual Lecture "So what is wrong with #ChildrensRights? Children's best interest are not yet our primary consideration ... and they should be!" Check out our website soon for the Lecture recording if you missed it! @Bromebyd @ChildLegalWales @SwanseaUni

Wherever you are, join one (or several) of 90 virtual #workshops during the World Congress on #JusticeWithChildren2021 next week! 🌎🌍🌏 Find the programme of each region here⬇️ justicewithchildren.org/online-2021/pr… @UNICEF #jWC2021 #fight4justicewithchildren

Scotland leading the way again - is there a political leader in Australia prepared to advocate for a Youth Parliament?

Are adults willing to listen to children on child labour? opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-traf…

We can't delay justice any longer for indigenous children and their families - Still they take the children away while our report gathers dust theage.com.au/national/nsw/s…

8-in-10 young people don’t tell their parents about everything that happens to them online with 22% telling their parents hardly anything. From the Wireless Report by @DitchtheLabel ow.ly/pJfX30rYHhU

This a very interesting and timely article, written by my oldest friend in the world ⁦@DrRhianCroke⁩…. Her articles are always so thought provoking and worth the read #climatechange #childrensrights childrenslegalcentre.wales/we-need-a-chil…

Election day is about to dawn in NYC.

In the latest #ECPATBoysStudy, boys in #SouthKorea told us how long it took to find the courage to disclose what happened. Gender norms & stereotypes prevent boys from feeling comfortable seeking help. Read our research with #Tacteen @ecpat_korea: bit.ly/GBIKorEng #boystoo

Young people are more susceptible to the negative mental impacts of #ClimateChange as their coping ability is still developing. A survey revealed that 4/5 of young people were somewhat or very anxious about climate change and half experienced such emotions every week @COP26 🌎

.@ARACYAustralia & @unicefaustralia have made an urgent call to refocus Australia’s pathway out of the #COVID19 pandemic for children and young people. Read more here: unicef.org.au/our-work/unice… #YouthMH #YoungFuturesMatter #RevolutionInMind