Launch of the Australian Human Rights Group

Australians want and deserve greater protection of our human rights. We remain the only western country without proper protection of our human rights. Australia has always been happy to talk about the importance of human rights overseas; now it is time that we have a Human Rights Act to protect our human rights at home.

More than 60 organisations from across Australia have come together from different sectors to support better protection of our human rights. We work everyday with ordinary Australians, the homeless, artists, religious groups, children, the mentally ill, indigenous people, gay and lesbian people, migrants and local community groups. We believe that all Australians need to have their human rights better recognised and protected, especially those of us who are vulnerable to abuse.

It is time that the human rights of all Australians are protected by a legally enforceable Human Rights Act passed by the Commonwealth Parliament. We welcome and support a consultation process into how to better protect our human rights.

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