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Sydney’s Youth protested the importance of the United Nation’s Human Rights Declaration in a ‘Social Media and Human Rights’ themed walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Protesters embarked on the walk to raise awareness of the Charter from Milson’s Point station at 10am before crossing the Harbour Bridge and then ending at Town Hall.
The protest on December 10, joined over a thousand people to mark the United Nations Rights Day, with walks also held across the world in 30 participating countries.
The Director of the Youth for Human Rights in the Asia Pacific, Nigel Mannock, said the feedback from the public was positive.
“Feedback from the public was enthusiastic and included comments from many people that they did not actually know what the 30 human rights are or that Australia does not yet have a Bill of Rights,” he said.
The hard work of the NSW Police Force has paid off with the latest data from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), showing significant rates in crime reduction.
The NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, congratulated the NSW Police Force for their dedication to fighting crime.
Mr Scipione said, “This is a direct result of the hard work by officers of the NSW Police Force. It is their dedication and tenacity that has achieved these results.”
The BOCSAR report found crime rates had either decreased or remained stable across 17 categories.
There was a significant reduction in categories including: Assault-non domestic violence related, Robbery without weapon, Break and enter, Motor vehicle theft, Malicious damage to property, assaults on licensed premises, in particularly in clubs.
Nightspots in Sydney’s Kings Cross, Darling Harbour and Oxford St will become the subject of a new study which will measure levels of drinking and observe the behaviours of club patrons.
The study undertaken by students from University of Western Sydney (UWS) will have them scour the town on Friday and Saturday nights conduct to surveys and observe the behaviours of patrons.
Project Manager of the ‘Patron Offending and Intoxication in the Night Time Entertainment Districts (POINTED) research project, Phillip Wadds, said new technologies will be used to record accurate data.
“In alternate weeks, members of the research team will attend consenting venues and use iPhone and iPod Touch devices to submit hourly reports on what the patrons are drinking, what drinking practices they are employing , and any acts of violence that occur,” Mr Wadds said.
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