Publications

Legal

KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia

View a report into arbitrary detention and inhumane conditions of detention in the case of KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia.

Legal

Tapara v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

[2014] AusHRC 91

Legal

Immigration detainees with adverse security assessments

[2014] AusHRC 92

Legal

Casenote: Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA 53

The High Court found that the Department of Immigration acted on the basis of an error of law when it refused to refer the plaintiff’s case to the Minister for Immigration for consideration of whether to allow her to make a protection visa application.

Disability Rights

Access to Justice for People with Disability in the Justice System

Global business law firm DLA Piper has worked in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission to address issues facing people with disabilities wanting better access to Australia's criminal justice system. The Commission led an investigation into the barriers people who need...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Tell Me About: Temporary Protection Visas

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2013

In this Report, I focus on planning for the future based on the approach of our communities meaningfully participating in decisions that affect them. I also outline a continuing agenda for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with a focus on a human rights approach using the United Nations...

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2013

The Report examines the key international human rights treaty on children’s rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and its implementation in Australia. Current statistics are used in the report to show how children are faring in Australia. The Report also refers to the outcomes of...

Commission – General

Annual Report 2012-2013

The role of the Australian Human Rights Commission is to see that human rights and fundamental freedoms are understood and respected in law, policy and practice. The Commission is independent from government, with a legislative mandate, and recognised internationally as an ‘A Status’ National Human...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Casenote: FKAG v Australia and MMM v Australia

The UN Human Rights Committee has found that the indefinite detention of 46 refugees with adverse security assessments was arbitrary and amounted to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).

Commission – General

Our Agenda: A Guide to the Commission and its Activities for 2013-2014

This document provides an overview of the Comission's major activities for 2013-2014.

Technology and Human Rights

Background Paper: Human Rights in Cyberspace

Learn more about how human rights are being actively engaged in digital environments and technologies.