Growing support for a national Human Rights Act
We lead the national campaign for a national Human Rights Act. We grow public support for protecting our rights in law and conduct direct advocacy with decision makers to enact an Australian Human Rights Act.
Advocating for state and territory human rights acts and charters
We support local efforts to strengthen existing human rights charters and acts in Victoria, Queensland and the ACT, and to secure new charters or acts in states and territories that don’t yet have them.
Advocating for human rights reforms at the UN
We work in coalition with civil society partners to ensure Australia complies with the international human rights laws it has promised to uphold. We use UN scrutiny, international pressure, and national media coverage to prompt positive human rights change.
Strengthening state and territory human rights laws
The Human Rights Law Centre works with partners to advocate for stronger human rights protections through state and territory human rights acts and charters
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Australia's human rights record under scrutiny through 2025-26 UN Universal Periodic Review
The Human Rights Law Centre is currently co-ordinating Australian civil society organisations to review and scrutinise Australia's human rights record in 2025-26.
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101 cases: How Charters of Human Rights make our lives better
An online resource to build support for charters of rights. 101 cases: How Charters of Human Rights make our lives better shows the human impact of ensuring our rights are fully protected in law.
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2020 Universal Periodic Review
The Human Rights Law Centre produced the 2020 Civil Society Report to scrutinise Australia's human rights record during the Universal Periodic Review. It was endorsed by 200+ organisations.
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Healthy environment becomes a human right in the ACT
In August 2024, the Human Rights Law Centre welcomed news that the ACT Government enshrined the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment in the Territory’s Human Rights Act.
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Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia, including the lands of the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Darug and Wadawurrung people where we work from.
We pay our respect to Elders, both past and present.
This land always was, and always will be Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
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