The Centre’s work in other areas outside of its thematic focus areas is listed below.
Federal Government must amend Stronger Futures laws to protect Aboriginal rights in Northern Territory (1 Feb 2012)
Lawyers urge Australian Government to speak out over Papuan treason trials (1 February 2012)
Australia must act to protect human rights in Papua: Joint letter from HRLC and Human Rights Watch (28 Nov 2011)
Australia must urgently strengthen law against cluster bombs (15 Nov 2011)
UN Treaty Body reform: Strengthening access to remedies for violations of international human rights (21 Oct 2011)
Australia and the Commonwealth must take action on Sri Lanka (21 Oct 2011)
UN finds Australia violated international law in landmark case on rights of non-citizens and protection of families (6 Sept 2011)
Australian law must strengthen safeguards against official complicity in torture and the death penalty (16 Aug 2011)
Human rights and foreign policy: Developments in Australia and the UK (22 July 2011)
Pretoria Statement: Strengthening the UN Human Rights Treaty Body System (18 July 2011)
UN Treaty Bodies: NGOs call for strengthened engagement (11 July 2011)
Australian Fronts UN to Defend Human Rights Record (8 June 2011)
Universal Periodic Review of Australia
Human Rights and Australian Foreign Policy: Submission to Parliamentary Committee Review of DFAT (7 April)
Australia has Legal Obligation to Implement Key Human Rights Reforms (1 April 2011)
Ruggie Releases UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (28 March 2011)
Australia’s extradition legislation needs to guarantee protection from torture and the death penalty (15 March 2011)
Complementary Protection Bill Strengthens Protection from Torture and Other Serious Human Rights Violations (25 Feb 2011)
Universal Periodic Review – Updates from the NGO Coalition
Australia’s legal system exposed to vulture fund operations (7 Feb 2011)
Human Rights, Aid and Development: Submission to Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness (2 Feb 2011)
Australia Faces International Calls for Human Rights Act, Same-Sex Marriage Equality & Constitutional Protection of Indigenous Rights (28 Jan 2011)
Business and Human Rights: Submission on UN Draft Guiding Principles (12 Jan 2011)
Children’s Rights: Submission to Senate Committee on Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010 (15 Dec 2010)
NGOs call on Australian Government to make “voluntary commitments” ahead of UPR in January (8 Dec 2010)
Children’s Rights: Comments to Australian Government on Draft 3rd Optional Protocol to Convention on the Rights of the Child (11 Nov 2010)
Access to Justice: Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee on Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 (29 Oct 2010)
Strengthening the UN Human Rights Council: HRLRC Position Papers and Statement to UN Working Group (22 and 27 Oct 2010)
Setting the Human Rights Agenda: HRLRC Policy Papers
Strengthening the UN Human Rights Council: Actions for Australia (21 Sept 2010)
Asia-Pacific: Brief to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders (6 Sept 2010)
HRLRC and GetUp! Case Restores Right to Vote to Over 100,000 Australians (6 August 2010)
Human Rights, Australian Values and Australian Foreign Policy – What is Our Role in the World? (27 July 2010)
Voting Rights: HRLRC and GetUp! Action in High Court (23 July 2010)
Universal Periodic Review: Joint NGO Report on Australia (12 July 2010)
ICCPR: Update on Australia to Human Rights Committee (7 July 2010)
NGO Report on Australia under Universal Periodic Review: Request for Endorsements by 9 July (30 June 2010)
Asia-Pacific: Centre Influences New Framework for ‘Australia’s Law and Justice Engagement with the Pacific’ (21 June 2010)
Human Rights and Aid Effectiveness in Papua New Guinea (28 May 2010)
Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific: Major Report on Australia’s Role in the Region (4 May 2010)
Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism: Submission to Senate Committee on National Security Legislation Reforms (3 May 2010)
Submission on Issues to be Included in the Australian Government’s Report under the UPR (April 2010)
Freedom of Religion: Submission to Commission of Inquiry in Samoa (31 March 2010)
Parliamentary Scrutiny and the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (March 2010)
Human Rights and Foreign Policy: Australia Could Become a ‘AAA’ State (Jan 2010)
Enhancing Democracy: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Electoral Reform (Dec 2009)
Australia and Human Rights Leadership: Initiatives to Promote Human Rights at Home and Abroad (Dec 2009)
ICCPR: Implementation of the Human Rights Committee’s Concluding Observations (Nov 2009)
Right to Protection and Obligation of Non-Refoulement: Submission on Complementary Protection Bill (Sept 2009)
Submission regarding Proposed Extradition and Mutual Assistance Reforms (Aug 2009)
Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: Submission on National Security Legislation Monitor Bill (July 2009)
Human Rights Briefing Paper to Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, Judge of the South African Constitutional Court (July 2009)
Parliamentary Scrutiny of Human Rights: Submission to Standing Committee on Procedure (July 2009)
Submission on Human Rights Advocacy to Henry Review of Taxation (May 2009)
Australia should Establish Parliamentary Mechanisms to Monitor Domestic Implementation of International Human Rights (April 2009)
ICCPR: NGO Reports for UN Human Rights Committee Review of Australia (March 2009)
Access to Justice: Submission to Senate Inquiry into Access to Justice (March 2009)
Asia-Pacific: Australia’s Role in Promoting Human Rights in the Pacific (Dec 2008)
ICCPR: Draft General Comment on First Optional Protocol (Oct 2008)
ICCPR: Major NGO Report on Australia to UN Human Rights Committee (Sept 2008)
Fair Hearing: Submission to UN Human Rights Committee on General Comment No 32 on the Right to a Fair Hearing (Aug and Jan 2007)
Family Rights: Nystrom v Australia – Individual Communication to UN Human Rights Committee (Apr 2007)
Asia-Pacific: Australia-Indonesia Security Agreement (Feb 2007)
Business and Human Rights: Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility (February 2006)
