This is the complete statement given by Shani Cassidy as part of the Communication lodged with the UN Human Rights Committee by the Human Rights Law Centre about the need for Australia to ensure police related deaths are investigated by independent bodies.
Read MoreJustice Edwin Cameron on living with HIV, the political nature of coming out & the power of legal action to create social change.
Read MoreIn a submission to a parliamentary inquiry, the HRLC has called for long overdue legal protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex people to be incorporated into Australia’s Sex Discrimination Act. The Sex Discrimination Amendment (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill 2013 will, if passed, extend protection under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) to ‘gender identity’, ‘sexual orientation’, ‘intersex status’ and ‘relationship status’.
Read MoreThis joint fundraiser is an opportunity to come together in a social setting to reflect on recent human rights achievements and challenges and to energise the movement to tackle the work that lies ahead of us.
Read MoreIn a submission to the NSW Legislative Council Law and Justice Committee inquiry into the effectiveness of NSW racial vilification law, the HRLC said NSW racial vilification laws strike the right balance in protecting free expression but could be strengthened to ensure they more effectively protect individuals from racist hate speech.
Read MoreIn a submission to a parliamentary inquiry, the HRLC has explained how addressing the underlying causes of crime is the most effective and cost efficient way to prevent crime, reduce reoffending and make our communities safer.
Read MoreJustice Edwin Cameron of the Constitutional Court of South Africa will deliver the keynote address at this year's Human Rights Dinner. Described by former South African President Nelson Mandela as one of South Africa’s modern heroes, Justice Cameron has had an impressive impact on human rights law.
Read MoreDirector of Law Reform and Social Justice at ANU, Professor Simon Rice, examines the necessity for adequate legal aid funding to ensure social equity.
Read MoreThe Human Rights Law Centre invites you to participate in what is sure to be an in depth, robust and enlightening discussion about accountability for war crimes and the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka.
Read MoreAustralia’s human rights obligations apply extraterritorially to asylum seekers transferred offshore to Nauru and Manus islands, the HRLC has told the federal Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights.
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