Children and racism
Protecting young lives against racial discrimination. Insights from June Oscar AO from the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Children
Reaching the highest standard of health for adolescents
Speech given at the Australian Association for Adolescent Health 2017 Conference
Date: 10am - 11am, Thursday 6 July 2017
Introduction
Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here to speak about the work I have done as Australia’s first National Children’s Commissioner.
Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land we gather on today, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future.
Hobart Oration
Explore a speech by Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, in relation to the state of human rights in Australia.
A life free from violence and fear: a child’s right
2016 International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
Held by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in Calgary, Canada
Is jail the answer for Australian kids?
This year around 900 children and young people will spend Christmas in jail.
More than 5 per cent of this population are between 10 and 12 years old and 74 per cent of this age group are Indigenous. Most have been charged or convicted with petty crimes, like graffiti, vandalism, shop lifting or fare evasion.
In 2016, the Australian Human Rights Commission developed its first series of early childhood education resources. ‘Building Belonging’ is a comprehensive toolkit of resources which includes an ebook, song with actions, educator guide, posters and lesson plans, focused on encouraging respect for cultural diversity and tackling racial prejudice in early childhood settings.
Child-friendly versions of the Children's Rights Reports
What are the Children's Rights Reports?
The National Children's Commissioner has to submit a report every year on the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by children and young people in Australia. This page contains an overview of all of the child friendly versions of the Children's Rights Reports, made for children and young people.
What does the Children's Rights Report 2016 say?
Every year, the National Children's Commissioner provides a child-friendly version of her Children’s Rights Report. This is the child friendly version of the 2016 report, which looked into the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of children and young people detained in youth justice centres or adult facilities.
Children’s Rights Report 2016: Government Responses and Submissions Received
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Chapters 3 and 4 of the 2016 Child Rights Report focus on the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) in the context of youth justice in Australia.
For the purpose of her 2016 Report, the National Children’s Commissioner requested information from all Government Departments responsible for youth justice in Australia.
Children's Rights Report 2016
This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2015-16 to promote the human rights of children and young people in Australia. The main focus of the report is the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of children and young people detained in youth justice centres or adult facilities