LIBERTY Victoria is one of Australia’s leading civil liberties organisations. Since 1936 we have worked to defend and extend human rights and freedoms in Victoria.
We believe in a society based on the democratic participation of all its members and the principles of justice, openness, the right to dissent and respect for diversity. We aim to secure the equal rights of everyone, as long as they don’t infringe the rights and freedoms of others, and oppose any abuse or excessive power by the state against its people.
We aim to influence public debate and government policy on a range of human rights issues. We have policy statements on issues such as access to justice, a charter of rights, freedom of speech and privacy. We prepare submissions to government, support court cases defending infringements of civil liberties, issue media releases and hold events.
