Following public concern, the NSW Legislative Assembly recently referred the flawed Equality Legislation Amendment (LGBTIQA+) Bill 2023 to its Committee … More
Tag: human rights
A potential SA human rights act must protect women and girls on the basis of our sex
The South Australian Women’s Action Alliance, SAWAA, recently joined a coalition of Australian women’s and LGB groups in making a … More
Not too late for AHRC to uphold lesbians’ civil and political rights to opinion and assembly
The Affiliation of Australian Women’s Action Alliances (AAWAA) is surprised and disappointed at the Australian Human Rights Commission’s preliminary view … More
AHRC urged to allow lesbians freedom of assembly without men
AAWAA has supported an application by the Lesbian Action Group (LAG) to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) for an … More
Critical gaps in Australia’s human rights for women and girls must be remedied
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJHCR) has accepted AAWAA’s submission to the Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. The Women’s Action … More