David<p>Australian human rights organisations have written an open letter to the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne to raise concerns about restriction of protests on campus and surveillance of staff and students via the wi-fi network </p><p>“The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy, and throughout history students and staff at universities have been at the forefront of driving positive social change – from standing up for marriage equality and climate action to organising against mandatory conscription during the Vietnam War.”<br>- Sarah Schwartz, Legal Director, Human Rights Law Centre</p><p><a href="https://www.amnesty.org.au/university-of-melbourne-urged-to-drop-repressive-anti-protest-and-surveillance-policies/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amnesty.org.au/university-of-m</span><span class="invisible">elbourne-urged-to-drop-repressive-anti-protest-and-surveillance-policies/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/unimelb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unimelb</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a></p>