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. 

Many Australian companies continue to turn a blind eye to exploitation and abuse in their supply chains. The Human Rights Law Centre advocates for stronger laws to end modern slavery. 

The Human Rights Law Centre is working with communities in Bougainville to seek justice for the environmental devastation left by Rio Tinto’s Panguna mine. Together, we are calling for action so people can live safely on their land again.  

Abuse thrives behind prison walls. The Human Rights Law Centre works towards end cruel and degrading practices in prisons.

Strip searching is a degrading practice that is frequently and routinely carried out in Australian prisons, despite the availability of non-invasive alternatives such as body scanning technology. The Human Rights Law Centre advocates for an end to the dehumanising practice of routine strip searching in prisons.

Disinformation is used to create division and to polarise our communities for political or financial gain. The Human Rights Law Centre advocates for legal reforms to prevent its spread and penalties for politicians who deliberately mislead the public.

The Human Rights Law Centre joined legal, community and prisoner advocacy groups in calling for telephone calls from prisons to be made free. The current cost has isolated families, including children, and can harm people’s prospects for successful reintegration into society after prison.

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.

For years, the Human Rights Law Centre has been fighting to ensure abortion is treated as healthcare and wiped from the criminal laws of every state and territory around Australia. In September 2023, we reached this critical milestone with the passing of abortion laws in Western Australia.

Around the world, reproductive freedom is constantly under threat. The Human Rights Law Centre fights back against attempts to wind back progress on reproductive rights in Australia.

Reza Berati was imprisoned in the Manus Island detention centre after seeking safety in Australia. He was beaten to death in 2014. The Human Rights Law Centre and Maurice Blackburn represented the Berati family in legal action to hold the Australian Government and G4S to account.