The AHRCentre hosted two inspirational human rights advocates, Hassan al-Amin and Tirana Hassan, who spoke about the Arab uprising in Libya and Egypt and the ongoing struggle for democracy in the Middle East.
On Friday, 14 February, hundreds of men, women, children, fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers rose in a dance protest demanding an end to all forms of violence against women and girls.
On 14 December 2013, African Women Australia, the AHRCentre, UNSW Law and some generous individuals arranged a gathering to pay tributeto the life of Nelson Mandela on the UNSW Library Lawn.
UNSW media law lecturer Daniel Joyce and Generation Y representative Lyndon Goddard debated the question of whether social media undermines informed discussion about human rights issues.
Listen to the podcast from Prof Stephan Parmentier's seminar Reparations for victims of international crimes: legal and criminological aspects by clicking on this link.