Australian Human Rights Commission Free + Equal Conference Calls for Human Rights Act

On 6 - 7 June 2024, over 500 people from across civil society gathered to learn more about an Australian Human Rights Act, and how it benefits everyone across the community.

Organised by the Australian Human Rights Commission, sessions included key note speeches from Michael Kirby Jennifer Robinson, and AHRC President Professor Rosalind Croucher that focused on the need for an Australian Human Rights Act, and plenary sessions delving into more detail on how an Act benefits everyone.

Watch the Plenary Session ‘Getting In On The Act’ below, moderated by Narelda Jacobs and with AHRC President Professor Rosalind Croucher, UNSW Deputy Vice-Chancellor George Williams, Butchulla/Gubbi Gubbi man and Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Founder Les Malezer, NYU School of Law Professor Phillip Alston, disability advocate Dinesh Palipana, and Human Rights Law Centre Campaign Manager Daney Faddoul.

Courtesy of AHRC, recording of Getting In On The Act session of Australian Human Rights Commission Free + Equal Conference on 7 June 2024

The conference was supported by Human Rights Act campaign partners, including the Human Rights Law Centre, Settlement Services International, People With Disability Australia, Amnesty International, Australian Council of Social Services, Human Rights Watch, Equality Australia, Federation of Ethnic Community Councils of Australia, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, Community Legal Centres Australia, and Australian Human Rights Institute at UNSW.