Amnesty International facilitated over 10,000 submissions to the National Human Rights Consultation
On 8 October 2009, the National Human Rights Consultation Committee reported on the Australian community's overwhelming support for a Human Rights Act. Over four months later, we eagerly await the Government's response.
In 2009, people around Australia called loud and clear for a Human Rights Act. The next step for the Rudd Government is clear - give Australians what we asked for.
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Amnesty International’s submission to the Human Rights Consultation calls for a Human Rights Act that includes economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights.
See our live blog, image and video updates from the National Human Rights Consultation Committee's public hearings, held from Wednesday 1 to Friday 3 July 2009 at Parliament House, Canberra.
From December 2008 to June 2009, over 10,000 people made submissions to the National Consultation process through Amnesty International calling for better human rights protection in Australia.
Eyewitness accounts of a couple of the roundtable meetings organised by the Consultation Committee.
- Penrith roundtable - attended by Sophie Peer, Campaign Coordinator
- Canberra roundtable - attended by Andrew Witheford, Government Relations Manager
Human rights are protected better in some parts of Australia than others.
- The Victorian Charter in action - real stories
- Reflections on human rights in Australia on Australia Day 2009
- Faces of Australia - Perspectives on rights protection from real Australians
- 1 May 2009 - an update on your submissions
- 19 May 2009 - an update on your submissions
- The world is watching - With the Federal Government yet to respond to the National Human Rights Consultation Report, Australia walks a tightrope with our international reputation at stake.
- The human rights community in Australia - What are organisations other than Amnesty thinking about a Human Rights Act?
See our interactive world map for information on other liberal democracies that enjoy human rights protection, and how they do it.
In 2009, Australians called loud and clear for a Human Rights Act. Help us remind Kevin Rudd what we told him by creating some buzz on Facebook and Twitter.
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