Advocacy

The UNSW Pathways to Politics Program for Women is a proudly non-partisan initiative that aims to change the face of politics by equipping women with the skills, knowledge, confidence and networks they need to run for elected office and thrive as political leaders.

This first-of-its-kind course aimed to assist experienced Indonesian human rights advocates – from national Human Rights Commissions to NGOs – in their work to promote and defend human rights in Indonesia.

An urgent update and reprisals complaint has been made with the assistance of the Australian Human Rights Institute directly to the UN Assistant Secretary for Human Rights regarding the case of two missing brothers in Rwanda.

Noël Zihabamwe has filed a complaint to the UN Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances in relation to the enforced disappearance of Mr Zihabamwe’s brothers – Mr Jean Nsengimana and Mr Antoine Zihabamwe – in Rwanda.

Read more about the various projects the Australian Human Rights Institute is collaborating on with a number of UN agencies.

The Australian Human Rights Institute conducts research, training and provide advice to government, business, civil society and the UN on the relevance of human rights to business.