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1 Hum. Rts. Defender 1 (1992)

handle is hein.journals/hurighdef1 and id is 1 raw text is: THE UNsI\ERSITY OF NE\\ SOL'TH WVALES Human Rights Defender University of New South Wales PO Box 1 Kensington 2033 Australia Ph (61 2) 697 2227 Fax (61 21313 7209 ISSN 1039-2637 Editorial Vol 1 No 1 1992 - About the Human Rights Defender This is the first edition of a new national human rights newsletter that is intended to provide informa- tion and commenton current human rights issues. It will have a very wide scope, much broader than the nor- mal academic literature on human rights allows. Taking in issues like development, women, koori affairs, environment and domestic politics, its reading public will probaby be wider than the term 'human rights' usually suggests. It will be a national newsletter with a special interest in the Asia- Pacific region and will hopefully find readers both inside and outside of Australia. There will be regular fea- tures on international issues, of con- cern to all peoples of this region as well as issues relating to Australia. The Editorial team comprises Jane Hearn, Rebecca Peters and John Scott-Murphy. While originating from the University of New South Wales Human Rights Centre, the Human Rights Defender involves regular contributions from a number of human rights organisations, in- cluding the Diplomacy Training Program, Privacy International and the Human Rights Council of Australia. The Human Rights Defender aims to bring together information and comment which is not normally available to all defenders of human rights. While each of us may have a private network which serves our needs, few individuals have access to the wide range of material which we hope to bring to you through this publication. Consequently the 'Defender' will pick up items from other sources as well as provide original materials from practitioners, activists and re- searchers. The UNSW Human Rights Centre receives a steady stream of human rights information from NGOs and institutions around the world. Some of this will find its way onto these pages. Original contributions are wel- come from all sources. Correspon- dence is encouraged. Too often defenders of human rights work alone, not recognising their own ex- pertise or its relevance to others. Please send us any information that you think miaht be of interest. The back page provides our Guidelines for Contributors and a subscription form. Please subscribe if you want to receive the Defender regularly. Tasmanian Gays appeal to the UN The first attempt by Australians to use the First Optional Protocol to the In- ternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights By Rodney Croome, Campaign Manager of the Tasmanian Gay and Lesbian Rights Group. Following the defeat of gay law reform by the Tasmanian Upper House in July last year, gay activists in Tasmania began preparing an ap- peal to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Their case is the first human rights violation from Australia, and the first sexuality discrimination case from anywhere in the world, to be ex- amined by the Committee. It argues that Tasmania's law against sex between consenting adult males in private violates the right to privacy, the right to equality before the law and the right not to be discriminated against on the grounds of sexuality. Contpage 3 Human Rights Defender Vol 1 No 1 1992 Page 1

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