Australian Inquest Alliance submission to the National Human Rights Action Plan Draft Baseline Study Consultation
Posted on Fri 2 September 2011Attached is the Australian Inquest Alliance (AIA) submission to the National Human Rights Action Plan Draft Baseline Study Consultation. Endorsed by VALS, this submission highlights the failure of the Baseline Study Draft to document the state of affairs in which the right to life is not being sufficiently respected, protected or fulfilled in Australia. The submission also makes preliminary comments concerning the necessary measures and actions to improve Australia’s human rights situation concerning the right to life, with a focus on coronial systems.
The AIA consists of a growing number of organisations and individuals including Community Legal Centres, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) including VALS, advocates for imprisoned men and women, and academic researchers. AIA seeks systemic change in order to eliminate and reduce preventable deaths.
