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14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention - Background Paper 6: Education
States Parties recognize the right of the child to education and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity, they shall, in particular: -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageWeb accessibility and Government 2.0 (2009)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Government 2.0 Taskforce - Towards Government 2.0: An issues paper. -
Disability Rights
14 May 2020Media ReleaseDisability Discrimination Commissioner joins Play by the Rules
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett will join the management committee of Play by the Rules, the national program to make grass roots sports safe, fair and inclusive. Dr Gauntlett joins his Australian Human Rights Commission colleague, Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins (co-chair), and South Australia’s Equal Opportunity Commissioner Dr Niki Vincent representing… -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendices2 - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
Appendices Appendix 2 – Complaint statistics Enquiries and complaints received In 2010-11 the Commission received 18 670 enquiries and 2 152 complaints which is similar to the average number of enquiries and complaints received over the past five years. • 38% of complaints were lodged under the Disability Discrimination Act • 21% of complaints were lodged under the Sex Discrimination Act •… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Decision on exemption application
See also Notice of Inquiry for links to application, submissions and other documents ; and subsequent decisions on assistance animals ; assistance in ascending and descending boarding ramps; and mobility aids -
25 September 2013Book page
3 Freedom of expression and the Internet
The Internet has opened up new possibilities for the realisation of the right to freedom of expression. This is due to the Internet’s unique characteristics, including ‘its speed, worldwide reach and relative anonymity’. [9] These distinctive features have enabled individuals to use the Internet to disseminate information in ‘real time’, and to mobilise people. [10] The United Nations… -
15 July 2014Book page
Chapter 2: Looking back on 20 years of native title and the Social Justice Commissioner role
2.1 Introduction [1] Successive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioners (Social Justice Commissioners) have always shown constant leadership and advocacy in reporting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights to our lands and waters in the 19 Native Title Reports written between 1994 and 2012. [2] These Reports consistently show that social justice… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Statement from the President
The Commission’s vision is of and for an Australian society in which the human rights of all people are respected and promoted. Our task is to find practical, pragmatic ways to turn the rhetoric of human rights into an everyday reality for all Australians and build a more tolerant and inclusive community. As this report indicates, this past year has been a period of substantial achievement… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech"Monitoring Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges for Australia: Dr Sev Ozdowski (2002)
Thank you Mr Wishardt for your invitation and kind introduction. I would like also to acknowledge Ms Wendy McCarthy, under whose stewardship PLAN is sure to go from strength to strength. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Australian Lawyers Alliance Conference (2009)
As lawyers who work every day with ordinary people, you will all have first hand experience of the value that we, in Australia, place on human rights. You will also be acutely aware of the significant gaps in human rights protection in Australia. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechKeynote address to the Victoria Legal Aid Civil Justice Law and Practice Conference
I would like to begin this morning by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation. I pay my respects to their elders past and present. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
International and Australian evidence demonstrates the long-term effects of early life experience on health and well being throughout life. The detention of children and young people is poses significant risks to normal development. The exposure of infants and young children to stress either directly or mediated through the experiences of their parents reduces the likelihood of normal brain… -
14 December 2012Book page
A Bad Business - Case Studies
Media Pack Index | Media Release | Launch Speech by Pru Goward | Speech by Nareen Young | Case Studies Fact Sheets: Key Findings | The Complaints Process | Legal Definition of Sexual Harassment | Cost to Employers -
14 December 2012Book page
1. Introduction
Please do not limit the audience of these reports to the Immigration Department and the Minister. We would like to urge you to educate the public to pass on the report to newspapers and the other electronic media so that the public can learn what is going on in the immigration detention camp, and I know that public opinion is shifting when they become aware of what is happening. Father, Port… -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
Address delivered to volunteer lawyers at the Welfare Rights Centre Housing Legal Clinic
I am very grateful for the opportunity to address you today and express my admiration to you all for taking on the very necessary venture of providing practical legal assistance to some of the most powerless and marginalised people in society. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
2 February 2014PublicationNational Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014: Discussion Paper
Why are we holding this inquiry? The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate the ways in which life in immigration detention affects the health, well-being and development of children. The inquiry will assess the impact on children by seeking the views of people who were previously detained as children in closed immigration detention and by assessing the current circumstances and responses… -
Rights and Freedoms
18 November 2020Webpage
What human rights are at particular risk of being restricted during a pandemic?
Learn how human rights were restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic and how vulnerable people and groups were subjected to more human rights incursions. -
2 November 2020Webpage
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We protect and promote human rights in Australia and internationally. The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory organisation, established by an act of Federal Parliament. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 7
Following the founding of the Swan River Colony in 1829 relations between the British settlers and local Indigenous peoples in Western Australia became characterised by conflict. As a result of fierce fighting, -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Discussion paper: Leading practice agreements: maximising outcomes from native title benefits (2010)
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission in response to the Leading practice agreements: maximising outcomes from native title benefits discussion paper (the Agreements Discussion Paper).[1]