Fed: No formal human rights charter for Aust: McClelland

AAP General News (Australia)
04-21-2010
Fed: No formal human rights charter for Aust: McClelland

The federal government won't enshrine human rights in a formal charter .. rejecting
the advice of its own consultation group.

Instead .. Attorney-General ROBERT MCCLELLAND has unveiled a human rights framework
.. during a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra today.

He says a legislative charter of rights isn't included .. and the enhancement of human
rights should be done in a way which unites rather than divides the community.

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KEYWORD: RIGHTS (CANBERRA)

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