The Human Rights Law Centre put forward recommendations to the 2024-25 federal budget submissions across a range of issues, including campaigning for an Australian Human Rights Act, migration justice, prisoners’ rights, whistleblower protection and modern slavery.
Read MoreIn a submission to the SA Parliament’s Social Development Committee, the Human Rights Law Centre recommended the SA Government introduce an enforceable Human Rights Act or Charter that proactively promotes and protects human rights.
Read MoreIn a submission to the Federal Government COVID-19 Inquiry, the Human Rights Law Centre has called for an Australian Charter of Human Rights to put human rights at the heart of government decision-making and laws.
Read MoreIn a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework, the Human Rights Law Centre emphasised the need for a Federal Charter of Human Rights. Their research details a series of recent case studies in which Australian government actions have breached people’s human rights. The people featured, and many more like them, could have avoided this harm or obtained redress if we had a strong federal Human Rights Charter.
Read MoreIn a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework, the campaign, made up of over 90 organisations provided evidence that a Charter will benefit the whole community by preventing human rights violations, providing a powerful tool to challenge injustice, and fostering understanding and respect for human rights.
Read MoreIn a pre-budget submission, the Albanese Government and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have been urged by the Human Rights Law Centre to improve the upcoming Federal Budget for people across the community by placing human rights at the heart of the budget decisions they will be making.
Read MoreA joint submission by Children and Young people with Disability Australia, the Human Rights Law Centre and People With Disability Australia (PWDA) has outlined the importance of an Australian Charter of Human Rights for people with a disability and the need for human rights to be at the heart of government laws, policies and services.
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