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 United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has called on Rwanda to reveal the fate and whereabouts of brothers Jean Nsengimana and Antoine Zihabamwe.
The Australian Human Rights Institute calls on the Federal Government to ensure the 2026 Census included questions that gather comprehensive data to support LGBTI+ communities.
The leadership team behind the new Centre for Sex and Gender Equity in Health and Medicine write for The Conversation about the landmark statement advocating for sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation to be routinely considered in health and medical research.
This Human Rights Explainer examines how the fast fashion industry impacts human rights and the environment, and the approaches of some governments and companies to tackle these impacts.
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.
