Programme
Research & Documentation
Evidence gathering on governance, rights, and socio-economic justice — published only when it can withstand scrutiny.
Available in: English
Advocacy that cannot survive a hostile reading does more harm than silence. This programme exists to make sure that what ACHRC says in public is defensible line by line.
What we study
Governance practice, access to justice, the working of transparency law, and the socio-economic dimensions of rights. Much of it starts from patterns visible in our own de-identified intake data: which authorities are misidentified most often, where grievance processes stall, which explanations people find hardest to obtain.
Method
Sources are cited. Sample sizes are stated. Where a finding is suggestive rather than established, it is described that way. Every output goes through internal review before release, and fellowship studies additionally pass peer review within the cohort.
Ethics
Research never uses identifiable complainant information. Where intake data informs a study, it is aggregated and de-identified first, and the study says so. Consent is obtained in writing for anything drawn from an individual account.
Corrections
We publish corrections. If we get something wrong and are shown to be wrong, the correction goes on the record rather than into a quiet edit. An organisation that demands accountability from others has no standing to be defensive about its own errors.
Outputs
Findings feed three places: our primers and session material, the publications catalogue, and — where relevant — submissions to institutions considering reform.