A person seeking asylum is a person seeking protection in another country because they have a well-founded fear of being persecuted in their country of origin on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership of a particular social group.
A refugee is a person who requested protection and has been granted refugee status.
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In Australia, most children enjoy their right to education, healthcare, and a good standard of living. Most live in safe, caring homes and communities where they can grow and develop, play and have fun, be involved in activities, and look forward to the future. But some children need more support to enjoy all their rights and freedoms.
Commission President Hugh de Kretser's opening statement to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities.
I would like to thank the Law Council of Australia for this invitation to speak at your National Elder Law and Succession Law Committee meeting, and to your committee chair, Darryl Browne, for introducing me.
I wish to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation as the traditional owners of the lands from which we meet and pay respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
Learn the facts about education, employment and disability discrimination in Australia.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states “everyone is entitled” to all rights and freedoms, “without distinction of any kind”.
But 75 years since its creation, disability rights advocate Hannah Diviney says Australia needs to do more to fulfill that promise.
In episode 3 of our series commemorating the UDHR’s anniversary, hear the story of ‘Missing Perspectives’, a global news platform founded by Hannah and Phoebe Saintilin for marginalised young women.
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In a video series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we hear from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them and where our nation still needs to improve.
View the rest of the series here.
