The Declaration is the most comprehensive tool we have available to advance and protect the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. I use the Declaration as my guide as Social Justice ...

Models which account for the circumstances under which different bystander responses occur have been evolving since the 1970s, especially in the fields of criminology and social psychology. The notion ...

Learn about the international treaty designed to prevent torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment in places of detention. how OPCAT works to prevent mistreatment in places of ...

The AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research is informed by recognition and respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples to be fully engaged in any processes, projects ...

Violence against women continues to be one of the most prevalent human rights abuses in Australia, and around the world. One in three women in Australia will experience violence in her lifetime and ...

Human rights are a set of principles concerned with equality and fairness. Ideas about human rights and responsibilities have been an important part of all societies through history. Today there are ...

Commissioner Kayess says the NDIS overhaul needs to ensure that the human rights principles which underpinned the creation of the NDIS continue to shape its future. Commissioner Kayess says the ...

This fact sheet provides information on issues raised in the report card as well as findings from a range of reports and submissions made by the Commission over the past 12 months. Peaceful protest is ...

Poverty in Australia is increasing. In 2025, 14.2% of people in Australia were living below the poverty line. This fact sheet provides information on issues raised in the report card as well as ...

Learn about Dr Tim Soutphommasane, who was Race Discrimination Commissioner from 2013 to 2018 and a political philosopher prior to joining the Commission. Dr Tim Soutphommasane was the Race ...

Speaking out about a traumatic experience can be distressing. If you decide to provide information to us but find that either during or after providing information, that relaying the experience(s) of ...

This report by the Australian Human Rights Commission tells the stories of Australians who were impacted by Australia's COVID-19 pandemic response measures and asks how human rights can be better ...