FED: Queensland Aboriginal leader wins major human rights award

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2008
FED: Queensland Aboriginal leader wins major human rights award

Queensland Aboriginal advocate LES MALEZER has been awarded the prestigious Human Rights
Medal for 2008.

Federal Attorney-General ROBERT MCCLELLAND has presented the award to Mr MALEZER at
an Australian Human Rights Commission awards ceremony in Sydney today.

Mr MALEZER's a staunch critic of the commonwealth's intervention into Northern Territory
Aboriginal communities .. and has previously labelled it an evil invasion.

Commission president CATHERINE BRANSON says Mr MALEZER's efforts stand out for his
capacity to overcome seemingly insurmountable barriers in improving access to justice
and human rights for indigenous peoples worldwide.

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KEYWORD: MALEZER (CANBERRA)

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