UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute
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We produce world-leading research and advance debate on critical human rights issues, with a focus on inequality and accountability.
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Joined August 2013
OUT NOW | Record number of students being sent to work with human rights orgs, alarming new human trafficking numbers + eminent jurist Navi Pillay to launch a groundbreaking new book on the ICC. Read the latest news: https://t.co/04tpluopoc and subscribe: https://t.co/QcuZnNC5MR
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A new study, co-authored by the Institute's Gillian Moon and @wtmpacific, has quantified the far-reaching consequences of the Scarborough gas project, finding it could cause heat-related deaths and destroy 16 million corals on the Great Barrier Reef: https://t.co/0SUOZ4ITqd
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"The reality is we live in a comfortably well-off country and assume everything is fine, but under the surface, you have modern slavery going on." - Professor @justine_nolan on reports human trafficking has reached a record high in Australia.
canberratimes.com.au
Government aid for victims doesn't go far enough, advocates say.
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EVENT | Eminent jurist, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & UN Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pillay, joins us in Sydney on Nov 7 to launch a new book on the International Criminal Court. Register:
events.humanitix.com
Get tickets on Humanitix - Book launch | Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court hosted by Australian Human Rights Institute. Find event information.
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NEW ISSUE | Volume 31.1 of the Australian Journal of Human Rights is out now. Read some of the highlights from this issue here: https://t.co/gFL1M6LPUB and the full edition here: https://t.co/qPq6NIhjrK
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“There is blatant sexism in medicine. Doctors aren’t even aware of the symptoms of some women’s cancers." Australian Human Rights Institute Professor Louise Chappell on her experiences with cancer and campaign for better recognition of gender in medicine:
unsw.edu.au
Women’s health is often thought of in terms of breasts, wombs and ovaries. But what about the rest of the woman?
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TONIGHT | We're joining forces with @UNSWLaw and @prideinlaw to host some human rights trivia as part of UNSW Diversity Festival: https://t.co/odQsIvgdDx
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This month's Human Rights Defender is live, with a wrap of last week's debate on the future of DEI, a look at the new National Suicide Prevention Strategy + Australia's state of denial over the climate crisis. Read: https://t.co/DPI2lDABfq Subscribe: https://t.co/QcuZnNBxXj
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What does good business practice look like? Professor @justine_nolan will share research from our project on transforming business practices in global supply chains at the UN Responsible Business & Human Rights Forum in Bangkok this week. Register:
indico.un.org
The UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum – Asia-Pacific is the region’s leading annual platform bringing together governments, businesses, civil society, and other stakeholders to drive...
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A huge thank you to all who braved the extreme weather to join us last night for our special event at the Art Gallery of NSW. We'll have more details on the fantastic panel debate, along with podcasts and video in the coming weeks.
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EXPLAINER | For World Suicide Prevention Day, read about Australia's new National Suicide Prevention Strategy, its shift from fragmented crisis responses towards prevention and systems change, and what suicide prevention has to do with human rights: https://t.co/l5AIpOCcfT
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VIDEO | If you missed Wednesday's launch event for our new report, State of Denial, with @suigenerisjen, Gillian Moon, Nathan Kennedy and Dr Chris McGrath, you can now view a recording on our website: https://t.co/PiWA18m6cT
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New analysis from the Australian Human Rights Institute has found the Australian government is in breach of its obligations to protect human rights by failing to limit fossil fuel production for export. Read more in our latest research report: https://t.co/LveiMKuFsA
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Registration is OPEN for the 5th #Pacific #BizHumanRights Forum on localizing UNGP implementation! 🗓 23–24 Sept 2025 | Novotel, Lami 🌐 Hybrid (in-person encouraged) Bringing together govts, business, civil society, academia & more! ✍️Register: https://t.co/5v55yCU1iJ
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.@ConversationEDU takes a look at a new book the Institute will be launching in November, 'Feminist Judgments: Reimagining the International Criminal Court'. It brings together nearly 50 authors to “re-envision a range of judgements” delivered at the ICC:
theconversation.com
A new book rewrites judgments in cases decided by the ICC from a feminist perspective.
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SOLD OUT | We're now a full house for our special event at the Art Gallery of NSW on 10 September, but you can still join the waitlist if further tickets become available: https://t.co/Y88WDTKdwC
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NEXT WEEK | Join us for the launch of a groundbreaking new report examining Australia’s legal obligations for human rights harms caused within Australia by its fossil fuel exports, with special guest speaker @suigenerisjen. Register: https://t.co/nXuYJyUTQc
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Business and human rights experts, including Institute director Professor @justine_nolan, will converge on Melbourne tomorrow for this special event, co-hosted by the Australian Human Rights Institute. Find out more about the UN forum here: https://t.co/iLsf6l5SlG
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EXPLAINER: Over on our student blog, the Institute's intern team take a look at the attacks on DEI initiatives in the United States and how they are impacting Australia: https://t.co/3fefae5fHP
Target CEO Resigns After 11 Years amid Retailer's Plummeting Sales and DEI Rollback
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