The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) says simplifying and modernising Australia’s Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) will better protect the rights of people with disability.

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns should withdraw his objection to a protest march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Australia is lagging behind other democracies by not having a national human rights act or charter. Canada, the United States, and South Africa all have a bill of rights in their constitutions.

Palestinian children taken too soon As Parliament resumed last week, we did not stay silent. For 24 hours, as part of the ...

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), a mental health industry watchdog founded in 1969 by the Church ...

A Human Rights Act would remedy gaps in Australia’s compliance with its international obligations. Importantly for Australians, an act would provide comprehensive and enforceable protection for ...

Responding to the Northern Territory government’s planned introduction of a suite of amendments to the Youth Justice Act 2005 ...

With Donald Trump's America showing zero commitment to democracy, the rule of law, human rights or free trade, is it time to ...

Published: January 9, 2025 10:13pm EST The United Nations has that Australia breached international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in immigration detention in Nauru.

President Donald Trump's special envoy inspected a US-backed food distribution centre in war-torn Gaza on Friday, as the UN rights office reported that Israeli forces had killed hundreds of hungry ...

The “pragmatists” who denigrate human rights in favor of a transactional approach to foreign relations are promoting a self-defeating policy that will do great harm at home and abroad.