Human Rights Watch

Australia Needs a Human Rights Act

Last Thursday, Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on Australia’s human rights framework. The Committee’s first recommendation was to establish a Human Rights ...
The Conversation

An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Here’s why we need one

Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a national Human Rights Act, but this may be about to change ...
The Diplomat

The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act is US Law. Where Are the Sanctions?

Uyghur Americans demonstrate at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC in October 2021. Credit: Courtesy of Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) and Uyghur American Association (UAA) Subscribe for ...
Human Rights Watch

Australia: Introduce a Human Rights Act

(Sydney) – The Australian government should introduce a national Human Rights Act to better protect the fundamental rights of everyone in Australia, Human Rights Watch said in a submission to the ...