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The Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRCentre) is an inter-disciplinary research and teaching institute based in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Established in 1986, the AHRCentre aims to promote public awareness and academic scholarship about domestic and international human rights standards, laws and procedures through research projects, education programs and publications.

The Centre brings together practitioners, research fellows and student interns from Australian and international universities and organisations to engage in a number of research and teaching activities and public debate on contemporary human rights issues. The Centre also publishes the Australian Journal of Human Rights and the Human Rights Defender and hosts a number of seminars and events each year.

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  In February 2012, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law and the Australian Human Rights Centre at the University of New South Wales will host an international conference Justice for All? The International Criminal Court - A Conference: A Ten Year Review. The conference will mark the 10th Anniversary of the operation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and discuss the work and impact of the ICC during its first decade.  
     
  www.justiceforall.unsw.edu.au  
     
 

Monday 17th October 2012- Sri Lanka after the War: Rights, Governance and the Law presented by Dr Deepika Udagama

Time: 1:00pm start (a light lunch will be served at 12:30pm)
Date: Monday 17th October 2011
Venue: Staff seminar room, Level 2, Law l

 
     
 

For more information and events please link to our Events page.

 
     
  Current Publications  
 
Australian Journal of Human Rights - AJHR
 
 

 

 
 
Human Rights Defender - HRD
 
 

Current edition

Volume 20: Issue 2: June 2011

 
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Current News
 
 

Thursday 10th June 2010 - Acting AHRCentre Director, Justine Nolan, opinion piece appears in both the Canberra times and the The Age newspaper.

Download the article or proceed to the Age.

For more information please link to our News page.

 
     

 

 

Australian Human Rights Centre - Level 1, Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052 - Ph: +61 2 9385 1803 Fax: +61 2 9385 1778 Email: ahrc@unsw.edu.au