UN FUNDING CUTS / UN funding cuts mean less scrutiny for human rights abuses

In collaboration with international NGOs, the Human Rights Law Centre has written to UN member countries to plea for the UN’s human rights mechanisms to be adequately funded.

RAISE THE AGE/ Join our call to #RaiseTheAge at which children can be sent to jail in Australia

Right now, children as young as 10 can be arrested and sent to prison. We want to change this. Sign our petition to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility to at least 14 years of age.

UN DEMANDS ACTION / UN calls for refugee transfers to Australia

UN experts have once again urged the Australian Government to immediately provide healthcare to over 800 refugees in its care on Manus and Nauru and transfer those identified as requiring urgent care to Australia.

CRAIG FOSTER / Craig Foster's keynote speech at the 2019 Melbourne Human Rights Dinner

Human rights champion and former Socceroo Craig Foster delivered a powerful speech at our annual fundraising dinner in Melbourne on 24 May 2019. Download Craig’s speech here.

PARENTSNEXT / Computer-controlled penalties and robo-debt come with a devastating human impact

Developments in technology should not come at the cost of our human rights, the Human Rights Law Centre has told the United Nations’ independent expert on poverty.

REFUGEE RIGHTS /  Morrison Government must immediately evacuate men and women on Nauru and Manus to safety

More than 50 incidents of attempted suicide and self-harm have been reported among the refugees on Manus and Nauru in the weeks since Federal Election.

DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS / Police raids put whistleblowers and journalists in firing line

Developments in technology should not come at the cost of our human rights, the Human Rights Law Centre has told the United Nations’ independent expert on poverty.

ABORTION RIGHTS /  Time for SA and WA to reform abortion laws and respect women’s equality

Western Australia and South Australia must decriminalise abortion and put in place laws that promote safe access to reproductive healthcare, the Human Rights Law Centre said in submissions to separate reviews in South Australia and Western Australia.

Divided US Supreme Court rules on whether corporations can be held liable under the Alien Tort Statute

Jesner v Arab Bank Plc No. 16-499, 584 U.S. _(2018)

NT Civil and Administrative Tribunal awards compensation to Aboriginal tenants for uninhabitable housing

Various Applicants from Santa Teresa v Chief Executive Officer (Housing) [2019] NTCAT 7

Supreme Court of Canada upholds constitutional right of non-resident Canadians to vote in elections

Frank v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1 (11 January 2019)

JOB / Principal Lawyer at the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (Sydney)

Applications close: Tuesday 9 July

JOB / Senior Policy and Projects Officer at Victoria Legal Aid (Melbourne)

Applications close: Sunday 30 June

JOB / Director - International Engagement, Business and Human Rights at the Australian Human Rights Commission

Applications close: Thursday 11 July

We need doctors to make medical decisions rather than politicians

David Burke spoke to Sky News about how the Medevac Laws ensure sick people under Australia's care receive the medical care they need.

Australia’s raids on journalists reflect a creeping surveillance state

Emily Howie wrote for the The Washington Post about the erosion of press freedom in Australia's democracy.

System is broken: all children in NT detention are Aboriginal

Shahleena Musk spoke to The Guardian about stopping Aboriginal children from being funnelled through the quicksand of the youth criminal justice system.

Manus Island in 'unprecedented crisis' as refugee self-harm surges after Australian election

Katie Robertson spoke to ABC News about the medical crisis unfolding on Nauru and Manus Island as the result of Australia's punitive refugee policies.