Democracy and Human Rights
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Democracy and Human Rights in the North: A panel discussion reflecting on conditions for democracy and human rights in Northern Australia.
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This event is proudly a part of the Australian Festival of Democracy and Human Rights.
To register to attend, RSVP here.
This event is proudly a part of the Australian Festival of Democracy and Human Rights.
Caitlin Perry (Chair) has extensive experience in community services in the NT, including in administration, project management, service delivery and leadership roles. As well as working for boards of management, Caitlin has sat on a number of local, NT and national Boards and Committees. Caitlin is currently employed as a Senior Policy Officer at NTCOSS. Before working at NTCOSS, Caitlin was Executive Director of Darwin Community Legal Service for 14 years. Amongst other political and community activities, Caitlin has been actively involved LGBTI law reform in the NT for decades.
Jeswynn Yogaratnam is the NT Anti-Discrimination Commissioner, a human rights lawyer and DEI practitioner whose two-decade career spans law, government, academia, and community sectors. Shaped by his lived experience as the other—a queer, Malaysian-born person of Sri Lankan descent, Jeswynn brings a powerful, personal lens to structural inequity and social justice. His work focuses on transforming systems that marginalise, using law and policy as tools for healing and inclusion. He is currently leading the NT’s implementation of landmark positive duty reforms, which shift the focus from reactive compliance to proactive cultural change. Jeswynn’s leadership is grounded in empathy and fearlessness, challenging the very forces that create ‘otherness’ in our institutions and society.
Rolf Gerritsen is an Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Charles Darwin University and has worked in government: https://www.cdu.edu.au/research-and-innovation/higher-degree-research/find-supervisor/policy/professor-rolf-gerritsen.
Alan Fenna is a Professor of Politics at Curtin University with research interests in comparative government https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/alan-fenna-8755243d/.
