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Human Rights & Technology - final report

Technology and Human Rights

Final Report Summary: Human Rights and Technology

1st March, 2021

In this Final Report summary, learn more about creating ethical AI compliant with technology and human rights principles.

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Business and Human Rights

Financial Services and Modern Slavery: Practical responses to managing risks to people (2021)

24th February, 2021

A guide to help the financial services industry respond effectively to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).

LF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2020] AusHRC 139

Rights and Freedoms

LF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

24th December, 2020

Report into arbitrary detention

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report (2020)

9th December, 2020

Our women and girls' voices are vital to paving the way for a future I believe all Australians want, deserve and have a right to. Read this report, and listen to their voices.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Community Guide (2020)

8th December, 2020

This community guide sets out the major findings and cross-cutting themes that are explored in detail in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani report.

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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Inspections of Australia's immigration detention facilities 2019 Report

3rd December, 2020

Human Rights Commissioner’s foreword For several decades, the Australian Human Rights Commission has expressed deep and longstanding concern about the human rights of people held in Australia’s immigration detention facilities. As a result of our most recent inspection process, that concern has...

Technology and Human Rights

Technical Paper: Addressing Algorithmic Bias

24th November, 2020

Learn about how algorithmic bias arises in AI decision-making and how it can produce unfair and potentially unlawful decisions.

Mr AC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

Rights and Freedoms

Mr AC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

11th November, 2020

Explore a report into arbitrary detention in the case of Mr AC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) in 2020.

Rights and Freedoms

PD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

28th October, 2020

Report into arbitrary detention and use of handcuffs

Rosemary Kayess on cover of annual report 2019-2020

Commission – General

Annual Report 2019-2020

15th October, 2020

This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2019–2020 financial year.

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Children's Rights

Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

15th September, 2020

Kids Helpline and the Australian Human Rights Commission have co-authored a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline.

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

15th September, 2020

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2020] AusHRC 137 Report into arbitrary detention

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

24th August, 2020

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 134 Report into complaint of arbitrary detention

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

24th August, 2020

FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2019] AusHRC 135 Report into use of force against Mr FZ in immigration detention

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Disability Rights

The rights of people in health and disability care during COVID-19

21st August, 2020

These Guidelines are designed to ensure that human rights considerations inform the decisions made by health care and disability workers when supporting people with disability.

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Final Report Summary: Human Rights and Technology

Financial Services and Modern Slavery: Practical responses to managing risks to people (2021)

LF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report (2020)

Wiyi Yani U Thangani Community Guide (2020)

Inspections of Australia's immigration detention facilities 2019 Report

Technical Paper: Addressing Algorithmic Bias

Mr AC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

PD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Annual Report 2019-2020

Impacts of COVID-19 on children and young people who contact Kids Helpline (2020)

Hamedani v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)

Mr AP v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs)

FZ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2019)

The rights of people in health and disability care during COVID-19

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