Latest News About Hugh De Kretser

Updated 2026-04-29 10:04

Hugh de Kretser is the current President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, having begun a five-year term on 30 July 2024. He previously served as CEO of the Yoorrook Justice Commission and has long been active in human rights advocacy in Australia.[1][2][3]

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Hugh de Kretser - The Wheeler Centre

Hugh de Kretser is the Executive Director of the Human Rights Law Centre. He has worked on family violence, sexual assault and criminal justice issues for over a decade across his current role and previously as Executive Officer of the Victorian Federation of Community Legal Centres (2007–2013) and Manager of the Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (2004–2007). Hugh is a Director of the Victorian Sentencing Advisory Council and was a Commissioner of the Victorian Law Reform Commission from...

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Hugh de Kretser: 'When human rights are respected, our ...

The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission shares how he's seen philanthropy become more confident in backing advocacy and how important the impact has been. Hugh spoke at the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 and says human rights principles provide a framework for navigating the polycrisis, societal polarisation and rise in racial tensions we're seeing in Australia.

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