Candidate for the Council of the Law Society of NSW
Amnesty International & Human Rights
Howard has served in numerous volunteer roles including with Amnesty International where he has been the Convenor of his local action group and has also served on the NSW Regional Board of Amnesty. In those roles he has campaigned in particular for a human rights act in Australia and for legislation creating rights to shelter in order to address Australia’s homelessness levels about which he continues to be very concerned.
Howard Bell working an Amnesty stall
Certificate for participating in the St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout representing Amnesty and raising funds for the homeless
‘Defenders fight for human rights’, Central Coast Advocate
‘Workshop to explain human rights’, Central Coast Advocate – April 29, 2009
‘Essays honour activist’s work’, Central Coast Advocate
‘Politics in the Pub – Homelessness – Mary Perkins’, November 5, 2015
