Human Rights and Liberties | Australia Directory

Amnesty International Australia
Advocacy group concerned with release of prisoners of conscience, fair and prompt trials for all political prisoners and the abolition of the death penalty, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
http://www.amnesty.org.au/

Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Government body overseeing the application of federal legislation in the area of human rights, anti-discrimination, social justice and privacy.
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/

Australian Human Rights Centre
Academic research institute based at the University of New South Wales, providing information on regional human rights procedures, standards and issues.
http://www.ahrcentre.org/

Human Rights Council of Australia
Advocacy group which aims to promote understanding of and respect for human rights.
http://www.hrca.org.au/

Human Rights Practices in Australia
Publication of the U. S. Department of State, in 1999, comprehensively detailing Australia's human rights record.
http://www.state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1999_hrp_report/australi.html

Libertus.net
Articles about censorship and freedom of expression, in films, publications, Internet and computer games.
http://www.libertus.net/

Mission and Justice
A newsletter published by the Australasian Province of the Dominican Friars.
http://www.missionandjustice.org

Our Civilisation
Articles by Philip Atkinson and Dr. L.J.M. Cooray including an explanation of civilisation that differs from previous works on the subject.
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/

Refused Classification
Catalogue of films that were banned or censored by the classification board.
http://www.refused-classification.com/

The Richard Hillman Foundation
An independent body dedicated to ensuring equality of access to government departments in legal and administrative matters.
http://www.rhfinc.org.au

Transparency International Australia
Dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing both international and national corruption.
http://www.transparency.org.au/