Majority support the introduction of a law to protect human rights in Australia

A new opinion poll commissioned by Amnesty International, has found that 81 percent of people surveyed would support the introduction of a law to protect human rights in Australia.

The Nielsen survey results also show that 85 percent of those who support the introduction of human rights legislation believe its introduction should be a high or very high priority for the Australian Government.

“The poll results demonstrate there is an extremely high level of support for the introduction of a new law to provide fundamental protection of human rights in this country,” said Andrew Beswick, Campaigns Manager at Amnesty International Australia.

The Nielsen telephone survey was conducted nationally for Amnesty International Australia from 18 to 25 February 2009 with 1,000 respondents aged 18 and over. The maximum margin of error for this survey is plus or minus approximately 3 percent.     More: