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Rights and Freedoms11 June 2013Webpage
Australia's 1st National Human Rights Action Plan (1994)
In 1994 Australia was the first nation in the world to provide a National Action Plan on Human Rights. This Plan is now difficult to find on Australian Government or United Nations sites and so it is attached here in MS Word and PDF formats for convenient access together with a 1995 update. Australia: Initial Human Rights Action Plan (Word) or PDF 1995 update (Word) or PDF -
Rights and Freedoms16 May 2013Webpage
Commission reports raising ICCPR Article 7 issues
No. 46: Yousefi family v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) (2011)Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; detention disproportionate to Commonwealth’s objectives; best interests of child and right to care and protection; access to health care and educationHuman rights considered: ICCPR Articles 7, 9, 10; CRC Articles 3.1, 3.2, 24.1, 28.1, 37(a), 37(c) No. 35… -
Legal18 November 2014Submission
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill 2014 Submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission 28 October 2014 Download PDF Download Word -
Disability Rights12 January 2016Submission
Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
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Commission – General3 May 2013Webpage
RightsTalk: Jeremy Fernandez biography
Learn about Jeremy Fernandez, who is a journalist and presenter with ABC News. He joined the network's Sydney bureau in 2009 after returning from London. -
Children's Rights24 August 2017Project
Child Safe Organisations
The National Principles aim to provide a nationally consistent approach to creating organisational cultures that foster child safety and wellbeing across all sectors in Australia. -
Legal8 December 2015Submission
Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015
1 Introduction 1. The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee in relation to its inquiry into the Australian Government’s Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2015 (Cth) (Bill). -
Children's Rights11 March 2013Webpage
Guides
Resources for children and young people For general information about human rights, see the Information for Students page. For information about the special rights of children and young people, see the About Children's Rights page. See also our poster showing 12 key rights in the Convention. Resources for teachers, parents and carers For resources for teaching about children's rights, see… -
Sex Discrimination28 February 2013Webpage
Guides
Access comprehensive guides on sex discrimination laws and rights in Australia, empowering equality and justice for all genders. -
Legal28 March 2018Media Release
Pathways to Justice - ALRC report welcomed by Commissioner June Oscar AO
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar AO has urged Federal, State and Territory governments to genuinely consider the Australian Law Reform Commission’s report into the over-representation of Indigenous people in custody. The report, tabled in Federal Parliament today, contains 35 recommendations to address community safety and imprisonment rates… -
12 February 2013Book page
4 Key national priorities, initiatives, and commitments
The role of national human rights institutions in promoting and protecting human rights at the national level is well recognised, as is their contribution to the international human rights system. [70] The international community has highlighted the need for the Australian Government to strengthen the Australian Human Rights Commission and for the necessary funding to be provided in order… -
Legal28 October 2016Submission
Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016
Criminal Code Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2016 Submission to Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security 12 October 2016 -
30 January 2013Webpage
Business Award (sponsored by Audrey Page & Associates)
Business Award Finalists The Business Award is awarded to a corporation that has made a practical and/or policy commitment to the promotion and advancement of human rights in the Australian community. The finalists for 2014 are: KPMG For its Reconciliation Action Plan, which fosters equal access to employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and provides support… -
Commission – General30 January 2013Webpage
Community Award – Organisation
Community Award - Organisation Finalists The Community Award – Organisation is awarded to a not-for-profit community-based organisation with a track record in promoting and advancing human rights in the Australian community. The shortlisted community organisations are: Settlement Services International: a not-for-profit organisation that provides resettlement and case management services to … -
30 January 2013Webpage
Literature Award
Literature Award Finalists The Literature Award is awarded for a non-fiction work published in Australia. Examples could include books focussed on social history, social commentary, biography or human rights. The finalists for 2014 are: Nicholas Clements, The Black War: Fear, Sex and Resistance in Tasmania (University of Queensland Press) Kate Richards, Is There No Place for Me?: Making… -
29 January 2013Book page
Transmittal Letter
21 October 2011The Hon Robert McClelland MPAttorney-GeneralCentral Office3-5 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 Dear Attorney, Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force – Phase 1 I am pleased to present to you the Commission’s report of the Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy. This Report represents the first stage of a broader… -
29 January 2013Webpage
Report on the Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force Academy
Phase 1 of the Review into the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force Downloads Download PDF Download Word -
Sex Discrimination28 January 2013Webpage
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Rights and Freedoms18 October 2016Project
Federal Discrimination Law 2016
Federal Discrimination Law is produced by the Commission’s legal section and provides an overview of the federal unlawful discrimination laws and examines the significant issues that have arisen in the federal unlawful discrimination cases. It also contains comprehensive tables of damages awards made since 13 April 2000 when the function of hearing unlawful discrimination matters was… -
Children's Rights15 March 2018Media Release
Reappointment of National Children’s Commissioner
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the reappointment of National Children’s Commissioner Megan Mitchell. Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, said Commissioner Mitchell would continue strengthening protections for children’s rights in Australia. “This is a marvellous opportunity for Megan to consolidate five years of…