About us
The work of human rights lawyers and legal professionals spans such a vast array of topic areas and fields of practice that there really no such thing as a ‘typical’ human rights lawyer. And the members of our committee are no exception! We are a diverse and active group of young lawyers and volunteers who all share a commitment to affecting change within the areas of Human Rights.
The objectives of the Human Rights Committee are to:
- raise awareness about Australian and international human rights issues, including the Rule of Law
- lobby and comment on legislative and policy changes at both federal and state levels
- provide education to the legal profession and wider community about Human Rights and the Rule of Law.
Elected members and Working Groups
Committee Members
- Chair: Jemma Rowe
- Vice Chair: Amy Cook
- Secretary: Sharon Chan
Working Groups
Student Working Group (hrc.student@younglawyers.com.au)Careers Working Group (careers.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Same Sex Working Group (ssewg.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Anti-Discrimination Working Group (antidis.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Mental Health Working Group (mhwg.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Indigenous Working Group (indigenous.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Refugee and Migrant Working Group (refugee.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Women and Children Working Group (wmecwg.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)International Human Rights Working Group (ihr.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Submissions Working Group (submissions.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Fair Trade Working Group (fairtrade.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)Continuing Legal Education (cle.hrc@younglawyers.com.au)
We also have:
Social Coordinators
Media/Publicity Officers
