Benedict Coyne

Benedict Coyne is a human rights lawyer at Boe Williams Anderson running innovative and strategic litigation including on indigenous rights and climate change related issues. He is also a Qld Convenor and national committee member of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR). He was awarded the Australian Lawyers Alliance/Amnesty International ‘Emerging Lawyer of the Year’ Award in 2014 and was a co-recipient of the 2015 Queensland Civil Justice Award.

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Indigenous Rights Litigation meets Global Climate Change in Queensland Australia

Indigenous Rights Litigation meets Global Climate Change in Queensland Australia

Indigenous rights are currently going head to head with global climate injustice in Queensland, Australia. An important and novel judicial review case is afoot in the Federal Court of Australia, Brisbane, concerning a challenge by ...
Queensland Parliament Lights Up the Night for Human Rights

Queensland Parliament Lights Up the Night for Human Rights

Monday 14th September 2015 saw an exciting development on the legislative human rights front in Australia, as a coalition of NGOs, community groups and community members hosted a public launch of the campaign for a Queensland Charter ...