UN Human Rights Day Event: Towards a Human Rights Act for Western Australia

This symposium, to be held on United Nations Humans Rights day, is timely given the growing discussion of human rights issues in Western Australia, and the need for better protection of human rights, particularly for the First Nations people of Western Australia.

Australia is currently the only western democracy without a Charter or Bill of Human Rights. Recognition that Human Rights Acts or Charters contribute to a growing culture of human rights, and better human rights protections, has led to Victoria, the ACT and Queensland passing their own Human Rights Acts.

With amazing researchers, dedicated advocates of human rights and experts in human rights law, the presenters will discuss what a human rights act can contribute to human rights protections, what it might look like, and what it should include to be relevant to the diverse people of Western Australia, including as a priority, Indigenous West Australians.