The HRLC delivered two oral statements to the 29th session of the Human Rights Council.
Read MoreThe Victorian Government has human rights obligations to prevent violence against women, to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators, and to provide reparations to victims, the Human Rights Law Centre has said in a submission to Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Read MoreJoin Rosie Batty, Hugh de Kretser, Elizabeth Broderick and Kirstie Parker, to explore what a proper and nuanced response to the complex issue of family violence might entail.
Read MoreThe Human Rights Law Centre and Castan Centre for Human Rights Law present former UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and current UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights member, Professor Olivier De Schutter.
Read MoreAs part of our Annual Human Rights Dinners co-hosted with Justice Connect, each year we run a fundraising auction packed with an eclectic mix of goodies and experiences. You don't have to be attending the dinners to join in the fun, so get bidding!
Read MoreThanks to everyone who helped make the Human Rights Dinners in Melbourne and Sydney such a success. Australian Human Rights Commission President Gillian Triggs' keynote address is now available in audio and print.
Read MoreThe Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and the Human Rights Law Centre invite you to a panel discussion and Q&A to discuss the impact of a recent Victorian Supreme Court case about a Christian youth camp’s refusal to take a booking from a community health orgnaisation running suicide prevention workshops for same sex attracted young people.
Read MoreThe HRLC's Ben Schokman and Meena Singh from VALS discuss the need to reduce Aboriginal imprisonment by pursuing smarter policies that treat the causes of crime, not just the symptoms. Facilitated by RN Drive’s Patricia Karvelas.
Read MoreEach year, King & Wood Mallesons and the National Children’s and Youth Law Centre, work with the Human Rights Law Centre to publish a special edition of our Monthly Bulletin, Rights Agenda, that focuses on human rights and legal issues affecting children and young people.
Read MoreThe Human Rights Law Centre statement to the UN Human Rights Council highlighting concerns about Australia’s growing hostility to the UN as well as regression in key areas, including the recent attacks on the independence and functioning of the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Read MoreThe Victorian Government should implement justice policies aimed at reducing Victoria’s soaring imprisonment rates, the Human Rights Law Centre has today recommended in a submission to the Victorian Ombudsman’s Discussion Paper on prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration.
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