Publications

Commission – General

Annual Report 2008-2009: Australian Human Rights Commission

This is my first annual report as President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Since commencing my five-year term in October of last year, the people with whom I have met, the stories that I have listened to, and the community centres and immigration detention facilities that I have visited...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Submission: Human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people – Australian mission Indigenous People's Organisations Network of Australia 17 - 28 August 2009 Download Complete report PDF [667 KB] Complete report Word [502KB] Special Rapporteur on...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice Report 2008

The report is provided in accordance with section 46C (1) (a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2008

The report is focused on two main topics. First I give an overview of changes to native title law and policy, and summarise native title cases that were heard during the reporting period.

Sex Discrimination

The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

These resources have been developed as an update and revision of the Australian Human Rights Commission document, 'Women of the World: Know Your International Human Rights'.

Rights and Freedoms

Implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture : Options for Australia

A report to the Australian Human Rights Commission by Professors Richard Harding and Neil Morgan (Centre for Law and Public Policy, The University of Western Australia)

Commission – General

Annual Report 2007-2008: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

As a record, the Annual Report of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is a testament to the vital role that our Commissioners and staff play in promoting and protecting human rights. In that light, the 2007-08 reporting period has seen a number of significant national...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Those who've come across the seas: Detention of unauthorised arrivals

HREOC’s report, tabled in federal Parliament on 12 May 1998, deals with the policy of mandatory detention of most unauthorised arrivals and the conditions of detention for those detained. The report had its origins in the many complaints received by HREOC from, or on behalf of, people in immigration...

Disability Rights

The good, the bad and the ugly: Design and construction for access

The purpose of this resource is to explain how people with a disability benefit from good design and construction and why precise application of relevant technical specifications is necessary to achieve the greatest level of access for the greatest number of people.

Commission – General

Human Rights & Climate Change (2008)

Climate change will have significant impacts in both Australia and across the globe. Australia is one of the most arid continents in the world. It is vulnerable to risks such as disruptions to water supply; increases in the severity of storms, floods and droughts, coastal erosion due to sea level...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Report 2007: Index

Native Title Report 2007 Community Guide Family Violence Initiatives - Community Guide Contents Overview : Native title 15 years on Chapter 1 : Changes to the native title system Chapter 2 : Changes to the claims resolution process Chapter 3 : Changes to representative Indigenous bodies Chapter 4...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice Report 2007

The report is provided in accordance with section 46C(1)(a) of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. This provides that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner is to submit a report regarding the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by Aboriginal...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Promoting Rights for Indigenous Young People with Mental Health Issues

Part 1: Why do we need this research? Arguing for protection, prevention and knowledge for Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and mental health issues