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 with a particular focus on economic social and cultural rights. The Centre brings together Australian and International scholars and practitioners to undertake research on contemporary human rights issues across key areas including health, the environment, trade and corporate accountability, and international human rights and humanitarian law. The Centre develops and co-ordinates human rights teaching, seminar and internship programs and publishes the Australian Journal of Human Rights and the Human Rights Defender.

The AHRC aims to increase academic scholarship in and public awareness of domestic and international human rights standards, laws and procedures. In doing so, the Centre

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• facilitates and undertakes research projects with a particular focus on economic, social and cultural rights

• develops human rights educational initiatives by hosting workshops, seminars and conferences, co-ordinating interdisciplinary human rights teaching and internship programs and providing a forum for domestic and international scholarship and debate on contemporary human rights issues

• provides accessible information on significant human rights developments in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and internationally, facilitates access to online human rights resources via the AHRC website and publishes the Australian Journal of Human Rights, the Human Rights Defender and occasional papers and publications.