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class="row"> <div class="content-top-heading col-xs-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12"> <h3>Overview</h3> </div> <div class="content-top-description col-xs-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12"> <p>Human, civil and legal rights is a priority theme of The Myer Foundation, aligning with the <em>enabling </em><em>organisations </em>and <em>impact </em><em>beyond grantmaking </em>strategic pillars of our strategy. It’s an area that continues to grow in importance in Australia, across a range of issues including laws relating to reproductive health rights, LGBTI rights, refugee law, laws relating to the right to protest, environmental and climate justice, support for democratic institutions, and access to legal assistance. </p> <p>Grantmaking within the theme of <em>human, civil and legal rights </em>takes the form of multi-year general operating support and includes:<br></p> <ul><li>support for organisations providing access to justice or promoting or defending human, civil and legal rights </li><li>support for organisations supporting the promotion of a society that respects and honours human rights</li></ul> <p>This funding stream does not directly fund the provision of legal services for individuals or organisations. Rather, emphasis is placed on organisational support or development.</p> <p>Organisations and initiatives supported through this theme include:<br></p> <ul><li><a href="https://www.ayac.org.au/" target="_blank">Australian Youth Affairs Coalition</a></li><li><a href="https://australiandemocracy.org.au/" target="_blank">Australian Democracy Network</a></li><li><a href="https://publicintegrity.org.au/" target="_blank">Centre for Public Integrity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.australianprogress.org.au/" target="_blank">Centre for Australian Progress</a></li><li><a href="https://www.edo.org.au/" target="_blank">Environmental Defenders Office</a></li><li><a href="https://envirojustice.org.au/" target="_blank">Environmental Justice Australia</a></li><li><a href="https://mannifera.org.au/" target="_blank">Mannifera</a></li><li><a href="https://yes23.com.au/" target="_blank">Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition</a></li><li>Uluru Dialogue (<a href="https://ulurustatement.org/about-us/our-people/" target="_blank">Indigenous Law Centre at UNSW</a>)</li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <!----> <!-- <section class="updates-section updates-section-p"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="updates-section-heading col-xs-12 col-lg-12 col-md-12"> <h1>Our Impact</h1> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-deck updates-section-card-deck"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 card"><img src="https://uploads.prod01.sydney.platformos.com/instances/338/assets/images/HRLC logo 2.jpg?updated=1600753893" class="card-img-top" alt="Human Rights Law Centre"><div class="updates-section-card-label"> <label>GRANTEE PROFILES</label> </div> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text">Monday, September 21 2020</p> <h5 class="card-title">Human Rights Law Centre</h5> <div class="card-paragraph updates-section-card-deck-m-b-100"> <p><a href="https://www.hrlc.org.au/" target="_blank">Human Rights Law Centre</a> (HRLC) is Australia's premier independent human rights organisation, utilising strategic legal action, policy development...</p> </div> <a href="/our-impacts/human-rights-law-centre" class="slide-btn-read-more">read more</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 card"><img src="https://uploads.prod01.sydney.platformos.com/instances/338/assets/images/Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.jpg?updated=1596075444" class="card-img-top" alt="The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre"><div class="updates-section-card-label"> <label>GRANTEE PROFILES</label> </div> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text">Thursday, July 30 2020</p> <h5 class="card-title">The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre</h5> <div class="card-paragraph updates-section-card-deck-m-b-100"> <p data-children-count="0">The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is Australia’s largest human rights organisation providing support to people seeking asylum. 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