A delegation of United Nations inspectors have raised the alarm about Australia's detention facilities and a breach of human ...

The Disability Discrimination Act remains one of Australia’s most important human rights laws, but for it to protect people effectively, everyone — whether in the government or in the community — ...

The world marks Human Rights Day this Wednesday 10 December. But a comprehensive parliamentary report calling for a national ...

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) alumnus has received top honours at the Australian Human Rights Commission's awards gala, using his acceptance ...

Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report on Thursday calling for establishing a federal human rights act. The recommendation is the result of the committee’s ...

Racism - and widespread denial of the issue - have been called out as human rights advocates are recognised by their peers.

Mark Dreyfus has been appointed Australia’s special envoy on human rights. Is the government prepared to match international ...

(Bangkok) – The Australian government’s progress on human rights over the past year was undermined by continued abuses against refugees and asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said today in its World ...

William Tilmouth, an Arrernte man from Alice Springs/Mparntwe, has received Australia's top human rights honour for his lifelong commitment to ...