Even when appropriate legal and other measures to protect and promote human rights are in place, breaches of rights can still occur.The right to an effective remedy is an essential component of human ...

Learn how under human rights legislation, women enjoy equal rights to men in all areas of life, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural. The States Parties to the present Covenant ...

Satara is an activist and leader working to help young people be heard in policy making. She undertakes listening tours, sharing letters from children and young people in detention with government, ...

Shakira is an early childhood educator and advocate for the prevention of violence against women and children. After losing her mother Jacqui to domestic violence in 2023, Kira turned to advocacy. Her ...

Jarib is a 21-year-old Guwamu/Kooma man who grew up in Cunnamulla, a small community in outback Queensland of 1200 people.. After commencing in a youth support role at the Paroo Shire Council in 2023, ...

This opinion piece by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Katie Kiss is about addressing racist violence in Australia in the wake of the Bondi massacre. There has been ...

This address was delivered to the National Press Club of Australia by Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman on Wednesday 6 August 2025. Good afternoon. It is a privilege to address you ...

Australia's Age Discrimination Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM, has called on the Federal Government to formally endorse the creation of a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons, in what he ...