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Disability Rights
14 December 2012Project
The Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women in Australia: issues and progress (2001)
A 2001 Report jointly commissioned by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner and the Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Speech
Launch of Westpac Accessibility Action Plan
This launch comes a few days after the International Day of Disabled Persons which this year has electronic information access as its theme and the release last Monday of the Australian Bankers' Association progress report on Accessibility of Electronic Banking. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceOpinion Pieces - Scrutinising our counter-terrorism laws (2008)
In 2006, I was a member of the Government-appointed Sheller Committee, which recommended the establishment of an independent review of counter-terrorism laws. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion piece
A question of human rights (2008)
As the Government points out on its Australia 2020 Summit website, the new century has thrown up enormous challenges, as well as breathtaking opportunities to us all. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces - Immigration detention laws need reviewing (2008)
This is an often depressing tour that we at the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) undertake every year to monitor the conditions of immigration detention in Australia for compliance with internationally recognised human rights obligations. We tour and inspect the facilities, interview the staff and meet with the detainees themselves. -
Race Discrimination
14 December 2012Opinion pieceFreedom of speech should not trump the right to safety (2012)
Many people will be familiar with the recent “Aboriginal memes” page on a popular social media site, in which images of Aboriginal people were published with highly derogatory captions. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012PublicationAnnual Report 2010-2011
I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the period ending 30 June 2011. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Publication
Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
I have pleasure in presenting the Annual Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the period ending 30 June 2010. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Speeches by Professor Alice Tay, President, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Speeches delivered by Professor Alice Tay President, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: 1998 - 2003 Note: Professor Tay, term as President ended on 31 May 2003. The Hon. Catherine Branson was appointed President of the Australian Human Rights Commission on 7 August 2008 for five year term. Speeches delivered by Professor Tay during her term as President are available below. 2002 … -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights 21: Resolving Discrimination Fairly
It can mean losing a job or getting passed over for an interview, being excluded from a venue, being abused on the street for how you look or feeling intimidated by a boss who won’t take no for an answer. -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Opinion pieceThe Boardroom is no longer a closed shop (2009)
I have been asked why, as Sex Discrimination Commissioner, I have so strongly argued for an increase in the numbers of women in senior business leadership positions. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Complaints - Charter of Service
Charter of Service Australian Human Rights Commission National Information Service • Investigation and Conciliation Service Download in Word (133.92 KB) Download in PDF (121.12KB) Table of contents What we do Our service commitment How you can help us Compliments and general suggestions for improvement Raising concerns about our service Our contact information What we do The Australian Human… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012ProjectNorthern Territory ‘Emergency Response’ intervention
Explore publications, speeches and media releases by the Human Rights Commission related to the Northern Territory' Emergency Response' intervention. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Confessions of an ABC lover (2012)
For people who are blind or vision impaired, watching ABC TV has been a much richer experience lately. Unfortunately, that is about to change, writes Graeme Innes. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Human Rights and Euthanasia
Euthanasia, or voluntary assisted suicide, has been the subject of much moral, religious, philosophical, legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to reconcile competing values: the desire of individuals to choose to die with dignity when suffering, and the need to uphold the inherent right to life of every person, as recognised by article 6(1) of the ICCPR. -
14 December 2012Book page
Consultation: Protection from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity
The Australian Human Rights Commission conducted a consultation in 2010 to canvas the experiences and views of people who may have been discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation and sex and/or gender identity. -
Children's Rights
25 September 2015PublicationChildren's Rights Report 2015
This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2014-15 -
Disability Rights
25 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 4: what you can do about employment discrimination
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Disability Rights
25 August 2015Publication
Willing to Work - Booklet 2: employment and older Australians
Explore what older Australians and those with a disability can do when they encounter employment discrimination. -
Legal
18 June 2015PublicationImmigration detainees with adverse security assessments
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