Join us for morning tea in Melbourne to celebrate Human Rights Week and to hear a global discussion on the UN’s ‘Free and Equal’ campaign, a global public education initiative to promote LGBTI equality.
Read MoreDLA Piper and the Human Rights Law Centre invite you to attend a free lunchtime panel discussion which explores the options for Constitutional recognition, the history of the movement, what it means and why it's important.
Read MoreWith Australians heading to the polls this weekend, we asked the three people contending to be the next Commonwealth Attorney-General to outline their visions and priorities for human rights and justice in Australia.
Read MoreGreens Senator Penny Wright outlines her vision for a more caring society where the rights of all people are upheld.
Read MoreShadow Attorney General, George Brandis, takes issue with what he sees as the appropriation of human rights by 'the left' and sets out what the Coalition would do to ensure human rights are synonymous with individual rights.
Read MoreLabor's Mark Dreyfus argues we cannot claim to be a great nation without a commitment to justice and human rights – not just in our rhetoric, but in our actions.
Read MoreThe HRLC has welcomed the development of a draft Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages in Australia’s national curriculum, which has been developed by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority.
Read MoreProposed legislation in the Northern Territory which will enable independent experts to visit places of detention will play an important role in preventing ill-treatment, says the HRLC. In a submission to the NT Government, the HRLC has welcomed the draft legislation but recommended a number of changes to ensure full compliance with Australia’s international obligations.
Read MoreEach year, King & Wood Mallesons and the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre, work with the Human Rights Law Centre to published a special edition of our Monthly Bulletin, Rights Agenda, that focuses exclusively on human rights and legal issues affecting children and young people.
Read MoreThe Human Rights Law Centre is pleased to be hosting public lectures and discussions with Jared Genser, legal counsel for the International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea, in both Sydney (24 June) and Melbourne (26 June).
Read MoreParliamentary screening, briefing and media conference
Read MoreNo Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka is a feature documentary which follows the Sri Lankan government’s final offensive in a 26 year war against the rebel forces of the Tamil Tigers. The film’s Director, Callum Macrae, is in Australia for the film’s Australian premiere and tour which the Human Rights Law Centre is pleased to be supporting.
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