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Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion pieceA last resort? Children in Immigration Detention (2004)
Four weeks ago today, a report was tabled in Federal Parliament that detailed numerous and repeated breaches of the human rights of children in our detention centres. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageSubmission - Client Legal Privilege and Federal Investigatory Bodies (2007)
[2] Relevantly, s 24 (3) provides that: ‘Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, a person is not excused: (a) from giving any information, or producing a document, when required to do so pursuant to this Act; or (b) from answering a question that the person is required to answer by a member before whom the person is attending in compliance with a notice served on the person under… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012Opinion pieceSecurity rethink can protect refugee rights (2012)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Treating asylum seekers well is in all our interests (2011)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee
The Commission has made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Australia's periodic reports under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Australia the Healthiest Country by 2020
The Commission would like to commend the government on its commitment to achieving a healthier nation by 2020, and for its actions in this area including COAG reforms to state/territory health funding agreements. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechActing locally against disability discrimination
It is a pleasure to be able to be here to present a certificate of appreciation which, in a small way, commemorates Barossa Council's commitment to equality and access for people with disabilities through its development of a Disability Action Plan under the Disability Discrimination Act. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Draft Commission Advisory Note on education under the DDA
Introduction Draft standards reflect existing DDA obligations Use of the draft standards in compliance activity Use of the draft standards in developing Action Plans Complaint handling Use by students and families Exemption applications -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Publication
Disability Rights: Not for Service: Index
Not For Service: Experiences of Injustice and Despair in Mental Health Care in Australia is the most significant report on mental health care in Australia for over a decade. In 1992 all Australian Governments initiated the National Mental Health Strategy to correct decades of neglect and assure the rights of people with mental illness. In 1993, the Australian Human Rights Commission's National… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Rights: disability legal services
Australian Centre for Disability Law General e mail info@disabilitylaw.org.au Legal advice: adviceline@disabilitylaw.org.au Web http://www.disabilitylaw.org.au Postal: PO 989 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 Tel 02 8014 7000 Fax 02 9211 5518 TTY 02 9211 5549 -
Race Discrimination
14 December 2012Opinion pieceStill judged by skin colour (2010)
The following opinion pieces have been published by the President and Commissioners. Reproduction of the opinion pieces must include reference to where the opinion piece was originally published. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Opinion piece
Opinion Pieces - Protecting Australians' rights (2008)
The new century has thrown up enormous challenges, as well as breathtaking opportunities to us all. One such challenge is the protection of human rights. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 December 2012Publication
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons (2012)
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons Observations from visits conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission from December 2011 to May 2012 July 2012 Download Complete report PDF (3.21 MB) Complete report Word (9.0 MB) Contents 1 Summary 2 Recommendations 3 Introduction 4 Australia’s mandatory detention and excision regime 5 Community arrangements for… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Publication
Human Rights: On the record
Over recent years, the Commission has received a significant number of complaints from people alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record. The complaints indicate that there is a great deal of misunderstanding by employers and people with criminal records about discrimination on the basis of criminal record. -
Complaint Information Service14 December 2012Webpage
Information for people and organisations responding to complaints - Unlawful Discrimination
Explore resources about responding to unlawful discrimination complaints, including conciliation and what happens if the complaint is not resolved. -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012Webpage
Disability Rights: Electoral access
The Australian Human Rights Commission has received a complaint under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 alleging discrimination by the State Electoral Commission in that the Local Government elections conducted in NSW in 1999 were not accessible, or not equally accessible to many people with disabilities. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
7 August 2014Opinion piece
Detention shame: children, mothers self-harming
By Gillian Triggs Posted 24 Jul 2014, 3:48pm Photo: A drawing by a child in the Christmas Island detention centre in 2014. (Supplied: Australian Human Rights Commission)Asylum seeker children and their families in detention on Christmas Island are plagued by despair and helplessness - and the situation is only deteriorating, writes Gillian Triggs. A team from the Australian Human Rights… -
Disability Rights
29 June 2015Publication
Advisory Note on streetscape, public outdoor areas, fixtures, fittings and furniture
The Commission has issued this Advisory Notes on streetscape, public outdoor areas, fixtures, fittings and furniture to assist those responsible for premises who are seeking to improve access on matters not covered by the Premises Standards. -
Rights and Freedoms
24 April 2015Publication
War and Peace: The ANZAC spirit and human rights
Message from Professor Gillian Triggs Professor Gillian Triggs President Australian Human Rights Commission Every year around Anzac Day, Australians and New Zealanders remember those who fought in all wars and conflicts over the last 100 years. As the national human rights institutions of Australia and New Zealand we wanted to mark the anniversary of the start of the First World War by… -
Rights and Freedoms
10 April 2013Publication
Human rights at your fingertips
Human rights at your fingertips is a pocket guide for public sector officials and contains the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the seven international human rights treaties ratified by Australia and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The pocket guide also provides a table summarising the articles related to each right across the instruments.