The HRLRC seeks to promote equality rights, particularly the rights of people with disabilities, people with mental illness and Indigenous peoples.
The Centre’s work in the area of equality rights is listed below.
Outdated equality laws must be strengthened to meet Australia’s human rights obligations under international law (24 January 2012)
Realising the Right to Equality – Submission on the Consolidation of Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws (24 Jan 2012)
Amend the Australian Constitution to recognise Indigenous peoples and prohibit racial discrimination (19 Jan 2012)
UN expert on trafficking in persons concludes first fact-finding mission to Australia (1 Dec 2011)
Briefing Paper on Australia for UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons (9 Nov 2011)
Protecting women and children from domestic violence (13 Sept 2011)
Update to CERD on Australia’s Response to Concluding Observations (5 August 2011)
Addressing Systemic Discrimination and Promoting Equality: Submission re Government’s consolidation of Federal anti-discrimination laws (11 May 2011)
Join the Campaign for a Comprehensive National Equality Act (2 May 2011)
Potential Leap Backwards for Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Laws (5 April 2011)
Opinion: Addressing the Equality Deficit (25 Feb 2011)
Opinion: Equal Opportunity Amendments will Perpetuate Discrimination and Undermine Equality (15 Feb 2011)
Gender and Age Equality: Submission to Inquiry into the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill (26 Oct 2010)
Race Discrimination: UN Committee Releases Report and Recommendations on Australia (28 August 2010)
Women’s Rights: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women releases Concluding Observations on Australia (19 August 2010)
Race Discrimination: Fact Sheets for UN CERD Review of Australia (27 August 2010)
CERD Committee to review Australia on 10 and 11 August 2010
Enhancing NGO Engagement with the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (3 August 2010)
CERD: NGO Report for Review of Australia (7 July 2010)
NGO Report to CERD: Call for Endorsements by 30 June (18 June)
A New Equality Law: Victoria Moves in the Right Direction (18 March 2010)
Indigenous Rights: Special Rapporteur Releases Report on Country Visit to Australia (March 2010)
Indigenous Rights: Special Rapporteur releases report on Northern Territory Emergency Response (Feb 2010)
Equality Rights: A Human Rights Approach to Income Management (Feb 2010)
Indigenous Rights: Proposed Amendments to the Northern Territory Intervention (Feb 2010)
Disability Rights: Discrimination and Migration Law (Nov 2009)
Indigenous Rights: Federal Government Must Immediately Reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Nov 2009)
Indigenous Rights: Submission on Compulsory Acquisition of Alice Springs Town Camps (Oct 2009)
Women’s Rights: Submission on Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace (Oct 2009)
Indigenous Rights: Request for Urgent Action on NT Intervention from UN CERD (Sept 2009)
Equality and Indigenous Rights: Submission on Draft Alice Springs (Management of Public Space) Bylaws (Aug 2009)
Equality Rights: Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee on Marriage Equality (Aug 2009)
Equality Rights: Submission to UN Committee on Racial Discrimination regarding draft General Comment on ‘Special Measures’ (Aug 2009)
Equality: Submission to SARC Inquiry into Exceptions and Exemptions under the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (July 2009)
Equality: Briefing Paper on Religious Exemptions under the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (Vic) (July 2009)
Equality: Submission on draft Model Spent Convictions Bill (Jan 2009)
Disability Rights: Submission to JSCOT on Ratification of Optional Protocol to Disability Convention (Jan 2009)
Disability Rights: Submission on Amendments to Disability Discrimination Act (Jan 2009)
Equality Rights: Submission to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Draft General Comment on Non-Discrimination (Dec 2008)
Disability Rights: Australia should Ratify OP to Disability Convention (Oct 2008)
Women’s Rights: Australia Should Ratify OP-CEDAW – JSCOT Submission (Sept 2008)
Equality: Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Same-Sex Relationships Bill (Sep 2008)
Women’s Rights: Submission to Senate Review of Sex Discrimination Act (Aug 2008)
Indigenous Rights: Submission on Review of Northern Territory Emergency Response (Aug 2008)
Women’s Rights: Submission to National Interest Analysis on Ratification of OP-CEDAW (June 2008)
Indigenous Rights: Australia Urged to Endorse UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (May 2008)
Equality: Submissions to Equal Opportunity Act Reviews (May, April and Jan 2008)
Disability Rights: Australia Urged to Ratify UN Disability Convention (Feb 2008)
Women’s Rights: Family Violence Reforms (Oct 2007)
Indigenous Rights: Land Management and Cultural Practices (Oct 2007)
Indigenous Rights: Submission to Senate Inquiry into NT ‘Emergency Response’ Bills (Aug 2007)
Indigenous Rights: Request for Country Visit from UN Special Rapporteur (Nov 2006)
