About

Coalition Of Activist Lesbians Australia Inc. (CoAL)

  • CoAL works for the human rights and participation of all lesbian women in society.
  • We are Australia’s peak body on lesbian-specific human rights.
  • We are an accredited UN civil society organisation.
  • We work within a feminist framework.
  • CoAL aspires to being an active, recognised and accepted part of Australian society, where respect for differences, the rule of law, the dignity of all humans and the widest possible human rights observances are shared equally by all.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Addresses the Fourth United Nations Conference on Women at the Beijing International Conference Center in Bejiing, China - NARA - 131493880 (Source: Wikipedia; Photographer: Sharon Farmer)

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 20

1 Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.

2 No one may be compelled to belong to an association.