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What we do

Our vision

An Australia where everyone is free to lead a decent, dignified life; where our laws, policies and institutions promote fairness and equality; and where people and communities have the power to address inequality and injustice, and ensure that governments always act in the public interest.

Our mission

The Human Rights Law Centre uses strategic legal action, policy solutions and advocacy to support people and communities to eliminate inequality and injustice and build a fairer, more compassionate Australia. We work in coalition with key partners, including community organisations, law firms and barristers, academics and experts, and international and domestic human rights organisations.

Our Impact

To read some of the highlights of our impact over our first ten years, click here.

Since our establishment in 2006, we’ve delivered justice for individuals and systemic change; for Indigenous peoples; for people seeking asylum and refugees; for LGBTI people, women and more.

Our work has had a profound impact on the Australian human rights landscape and support from people like you has been absolutely critical to our success.

We need your help to continue defending human rights in Australia. Against the erosion of democratic freedoms and protest rights. Against the continued attacks on refugee rights. Against measures that perpetuate Indigenous inequality and disadvantage and much more.

Please stand with us and donate now to support human rights. All donations over $2 are fully tax deductible. For every dollar donated to support our work, we leverage five times that value in pro bono work thanks to the commitment of the law firms and barristers we work with.

Our current impact areas:

 

View the Human Rights Law Centre Constitution

View the Human Rights Law Centre’s Strategic Plan 2030

We are an independent, not-for-profit, non-government organisation and a registered charity, so all donations are tax deductible.