Present ACHRE Patron

Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE), was established in 1999 by a group of committed and dedicated volunteers to actively pursue human rights education in Australia in response to the UN Decade on Human Rights Education (HRE). ACHRE is registered in Victoria under the Associations Incorporations Act 1981.

ACHRE Patron-in-Chief

His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)

Governor-General of Commonwealth of Australia

Past and Present ACHRE Patrons

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General Sir Peter John Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC		This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is qbryce.png
Her Excellency Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO		This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is kirby-1.png
Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG
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Patrick Dodson

In addition ACHRE has honorary consultants. The consultants are listed below.

Past and Present ACHRE Honorary Consultants

  • Prof. Philip Alston
  • Mr Michael Antrum
  • Prof. James Arvanitakis, PhD
  • Prof. Linda Briskman
  • Ms Sharan Burrow
  • Prof. Hilary Charlesworth
  • Hon Elizabeth Evatt AC
  • Dr. Haruhisa Handa
  • Hon. John Kerin AM
  • Ms Tanja Kovac AM
  • Hon. David Malcolm AC QC
  • Prof. Mary O’Kane
  • Prof. Margaret Reynolds
  • Rt. Hon. Ian Sinclair AC
  • Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen KG, AK
  • Dr. Eric Tan AM
  • Assoc. Prof. Anthony Taylor
  • Dr. June Verrier
  • HE Ms Penelope Wensley AC
  • Dr. John Wu AM
  • Mr. Sam Wong AM