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The Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRC) 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 AHRC aims to increase public awareness about human rights procedures, standards and issues within Australia and the international community. The Centre undertakes research projects on contemporary human rights issues and provides accessible information on developments within the field.

The Centre brings together academics, research associates, student interns and volunteers who engage in a number of research and teaching activities. 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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	AHRC News

	Upcoming Events

	AHRCentre is delighted to host a seminar with Justice Yvonne Mokgoro from the South African Constitutional Court. She will address the topic, *The Role of Legislation and Courts in Promoting Socio-Economic Rights: the South African experience*. - Tuesday 21/06/09
	For more information please link to our Events page.

	Current Publications
	Australian Journal of Human Rights - AJHR
	CALL FOR ARTICLES for AJHR special issue on disability and human rights (download further information). NEW EDITION OUT NOW Volume 14 Issue 2: January 2009 .
	Human Rights Defender - HRD
	Current edition Volume 18: Issue 1: March 2009


	Current News
	Australian Human Rights Centre calls for comprehensive, progressive and enduring human rights mechanism which seeks to "prioritise individual and collective human rights over parliamentary sovereignty." Australian Human Rights Centre participates in Joint Submission by International Academic Programs to UK Joint Committee on Human RIghts Inquiry into Business and Human Rights, May 2009. DOWNLOAD SUBMISSION For more information please link to our Publications 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