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Three in four Australians support a Human Rights Act: New research
['Amnesty International']
Amnesty International Australia
The results are in: Three in four Australians support the legislation of a Human Rights Act!
This polling is consistent with both previous research Amnesty Australia has conducted and with polling by the Human Rights Law Centre, which also demonstrated strong support for a Human Rights Act.
It will benefit the whole community by:Ensuring everyone understands their rights by consolidating protections and building respect for human rights,Preventing human rights abuses by requiring public authorities to consider human rights when making decisions, andProviding a powerful tool for ordinary people to challenge injustices through complaints, the courts and tribunals.
Breaking: The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has recommended legislating a national Human Rights Act!
A Human Rights Act would mean all Australians would have their human rights protected in law, rather than the current patchwork of protections and implied rights.