“Stop the attack on Human Rights” leaflet

The Human Rights Commission and Branch were eliminated by the provincial government in July 1983 and became a central part of the Solidarity Coalition’s fightback.

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Stop the attack on Human Rights

Most of the people who worked for the Human Rights Commission have been fired! They used to help people fight for their rights.

Now they can’t help you if:

the boss says you are too old for the job.

a restaurant won’t serve you because you are black or native.

they won’t hire you because you are a woman.

a landlord won’t rent to you because you are on welfare.

someone bothers you sexually at work (sexual harassment).

an employer or a landlord treats you different and puts your down (discriminates against you) because of your sex, race, religion, sexual preference (being gay), age and so on.

Now you have to fight for yourself. You have to go to court, and you have to pay for it. You have to prove the other person meant to hurt you.

Now people can discriminate when they advertise. They can ask for just who they want. And they can ask for more information on job applications, information that is not their business.

The government says there have to be cutbacks. They call it restraint. But they are appointing a new Human Rights Council. It will cost almost as much. It won’t do the same good work.

People have lost their jobs and you are losing your human rights. There is no Human Rights Commission and there are no Human Rights Officers any more.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Call or write your Member of the Legislature in Victoria.

Write to Labour Minister McClelland, Parliament Buildings, Victoria.

Join in Solidarity actions in your community.

Sign the Solidarity Petition to the government.

Call the Human Rights Coalition representative in your area.

Speak Out!

The rights you save may be your own.

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