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Our Damning report on the Intervention
By Caitlin McInnis In anticipation of the Prime Minister’s “Closing the Gap” report to Parliament this morning, on Monday we released a study on the Northern Territory Intervention’s impact on this signature government policy. Our report is a damning assessment, and the numbers shocking. The Intervention was introduced in 2007 by the Howard Government and,…
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Silly Season Blog Post: Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ makes the CEDAW Shame List
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Turnbull can’t be Australia’s leader for reform until human rights are respected
By Paula Gerber Australian Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs recently claimed that the impact of the change of prime minister – from Tony Abbott to Malcolm Turnbull – will be “profound”. Polls show Turnbull is vastly popular. And, according to political commentator Barrie Cassidy: Australian politics has entered a new and positive era. But how…
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State by state, ‘safe access zones’ around clinics are shielding women from abortion protesters
By Ronli Sifris It has been a significant few years for the legal promotion and protection of the right of Australian women to access the full range of reproductive health services. Legislation decriminalising abortion was passed in both Victoria and Tasmania. The federal government took a stance in support of the accessibility of RU486, the medical…
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On the ground at Australia’s Universal Periodic Review
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Australia gets a rigorous human rights review in Geneva
By Marius Smith and Sarah Joseph We were lucky enough to be on hand in Geneva overnight to witness Australia’s appearance at the UN Human Rights Council as part of the Universal Periodic Review. More than 100 nations reviewed Australia’s human rights record and made approximately 300 recommendations on how Australia can strengthen human rights protection.…
Castan Centre for Human Rights Law 
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