The Australian Human Rights Institute produces world-leading research and advances debate on critical human rights issues. Our strategic and rigorous research transforms practices to mainstream human rights, with a focus on inequality and accountability.
The Australian Human Rights Institute has opened its latest seed funding round, providing financial support to UNSW research projects that address and relate to human rights.
The Australian Journal of Human Rights has awarded the annual Andrea Durbach Prize to Dr Lisa Ewenson for her article on youth justice detention in Australia.
The Australian Human Rights Institute has selected a record 24 Global Student Fellows who'll be joining a leading international development or human rights organisation in Australia or overseas for a six-week paid fellowship.
The Australian Human Rights Institute will celebrate the fifth year of its Global Student Fellowship program, which connects students with leading human rights and international development organisations for paid experience.
Institute Associate and UNSW Law & Justice Professor Luke McNamara unpacks some of the proposed changes within the Albanese government’s hate speech bill.
Associate Professor Daniel Joyce examines the imminent social media age restrictions and how it will impact large numbers of Australian teenagers online.
This research project focuses on the understanding, promotion and development of policies for sex and gender sensitive research across the health and medical research ecosystem within Australia.
This research seeks to identify the barriers and opportunities to recruitment, retention and progression of LGBTQ+ professionals and tradespeople in the construction sector, Australia's third largest employer.
This project, a recipient of the Australian Human Rights Institute's 2021 seed funding round, aims to utilise empirical air pollution data in order to improve the health outcomes of Pacific communities.
