service centres to maintain confidentiality they store all information electronically and protect them with password. Unfortunately confidentiality is not always simple as that, mostly in care centre with young adult with learning disability that are unable to give consent for whatever reason, in this case they will entrusted the service user with a guardian to make decision for them. For all care homes there are laws to protect confidentiality, one of…
Visa (TPV). Asylum seekers who arrive “illegally” by boat in Australia are detained in detention centres, where they are detained (without charge and without trial) by Australia’s Immigration, in anticipation of visas for gruelling periods of time. However, it is not illegal to seek asylum in Australia even if arriving by boat (no matter how you arrive). This is specified undoubtedly, as the right to…
UN Women work to enact and implement equal economic rights for all. They are key leaders in creating strategies for equal pay and equal work, better access to employment opportunities, equality in hiring and promotions, leave and unemployment benefits, freedom from sexual harassment in the workplace, and other critical rights. The UN Millennium development goals are designed to improve and alleviate standards in key areas of human development. These goals focus around the standard of living for…
refugees. On the one hand, there’s the desperation of people fleeing for a better life, with all the tragedy that it entails including the advance complex issues affecting vulnerable people – issues of status, security and rights. As a country that is part of the Human Rights Charter we have an obligation to treat people in our country with dignity and humanity. On the other hand there is an issue of national security and the consequences of accepting ‘boat people’ ie. leading to an increase in…
country’s majority religion. Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) reports the “weekly statistics” of persecuted Bahraini reporters, journalists, campaigners and others in their field in the BIRD newsletter of November 10 to the 16th, and reported that there were 18 arrests and 29 protests on the Bahrain ground. Aiding to these increasing numbers, the Press Law, put into place in 2002, along with the creation of a new constitution, gives the right of freedom of speech "under the…
Women are still able to have abortions in Ireland, under the following criteria set by the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013: If there is a severe chance of illness on the part of the life of the mother, or a mental problem including suicide, it is also stated that the life of the unborn has to be preserved as much as possible without risking the mother 's life. b) Legal Perspective A constitutional prohibition on abortion and access to the related services in Ireland…
A Bill of Rights would protect the rights and liberties of minorities, including non-citizens and those who are otherwise powerless (State Library of NSW 2005, p.9). As discussed previously, human rights laws in Australia can be inadequate. There are current examples of individuals and classes of people that are affected by shortfalls in rights protection such as refugees, indigenous Australians and terror suspects. These minorities also frequently encounter “problems dealing with government…
"Australia has done a wonderful job of protecting human rights and it should be proud of its position on the world stage.” Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson, Feb 3 2015. Analyse this statement with reference to at least two cases and one piece of legislation supporting your position. Be critical and analytical in your research and response. Within society, human rights play a crucial role for individuals and the community to ensure that everyone, regardless of “distinction of any kind,…
II. Lacan On the individual level, the obsession for an identity, for cohesion, is a result of the subject’s development through the mirror stage of life. This stage begins in the early years of one’s life when the child encounters their reflection in the mirror. Upon this first glimpse of oneself from the outside, the child is given an image of her existence which is far more unified and cohesive than their own subjective experience. Instead of the confusing collection of limbs and body parts…
did not have the option to vote much less any other freedoms given to white men. It’s a great controversy over where the line between women’s rights ends and cultural repression begins. Feminists will argue for and against for many different reasons why a niqab or burqa should or shouldn’t be worn. The niqab and burqa area hindrance to women and their rights in Islamic, male dominated countries like Iran and Afghanistan but in Western democracies it should be each individual’s choice is strange.…