Since 2006, the Human Rights Law Centre has advanced and protected the human rights of millions of people in Australia. Through a unique combination of strategic legal action, advocacy, and targeted media, HRLC:
- helped achieve marriage equality in Australia
- challenged and overturned the detention of children in adult prisons
- secured voting rights for people in prison
- decriminalised abortion across the country
- brought over 500 people to freedom and safety from offshore detention camps
- established Australia’s first and only specialist legal support service for whistleblowers
HRLC are one of Australia’s leading human rights charities, with our focus to advance systemic change across racial and socioeconomic equality.