Brian Burdekin
Professor Brian Burdekin AO was the first Federal Human Rights Commissioner of Australia, from 1986-1994. From 1995 to 2003, as Special Adviser on National Institutions, Regional Arrangements and Preventive Strategies to the first three United Nations High Commissioners for Human Rights, he conducted over 200 missions to countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America where governments or civil society wanted to create an independent Human Rights Commission. In the past 25 years he has helped to establish such Commissions in over 70 countries and has been international advisor to many National Human Rights Commissions in Asia, Africa and Central and Eastern Europe. He is generally considered to be the leading international expert on the subject. Brian is currently Visiting Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Sweden. He was, until recently, Professorial Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales Law Faculty and has previously taught at Melbourne University and many universities in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Articles by Brian Burdekin (2 total)
An irresponsible – and inexcusable – delay
Not giving adequate protection to human rights, particularly to the most vulnerable people in our country, when the government has the political financial and legal resources to do so is a national disgrace. We need a Human Rights Act.
Government is failing our most vulnerable children
Australia urgently needs a national plan to effectively address child and youth homelessness.