NGO coalitions call for action on Australian human rights ahead of UN review

Australia’s human rights record is ‘backsliding,’  – that’s according to a report by a coalition of over 100 NGOs including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, refugee, LGBTQIA+ and disability groups.

The report identifies what it refers to as ‘critical failings’ in First Nations injustice, renewing calls for a federal human rights act, and a commitment to raising the age of criminal responsibility. The report was released before a major UN human rights review.

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Produced By: MJ Bakewell

Featured In Story: Amy Maguire – Professor in Human Rights Law at University of Newcastle, School of Law and Justice Director of the Centre for Law and Social Justice, and

First aired on The Wire, Thursday 24 July 2025