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Being Me: Knowing You resource (2010)

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Human Rights Explained fact sheets

Friday 14 December, 2012

Human rights are an inextricable part of our lives. In fact, they are so much a part of every day living that we often take for granted the protection they offer us.

How young people can get involved in human rights

Friday 14 December, 2012

Find out about how young people can get involved in human rights by accessing information and taking action.

A last resort? report of the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (2004)

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Explore a report by the Commission in relation to a national inquiry in to children being held in immigration detention.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights - 60th Anniversary, 2008

Photo: Cooperation by Amanda Lim - school children sharing a cake

 

The Human Rights of Rural Australians

Rural human rights

Every person in Australia, regardless of who they are or where they live, is entitled to respect for and protection of their human rights. People living in remote, rural and regional Australia often find it harder to fully enjoy their human rights because of their location.

Freedom of Religion and Belief

Photo: Stained glass representing many religions, Christianity, Taoism, Hindu, Buddhist, Judaism, Islam

Freedom of religion and belief is a fundamental human right protected by a number of international treaties and declarations, including article 18(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). This right encompasses freedom of thought on all matters and the freedom to manifest religion and belief individually or with others, in public or in private.

Business and Human Rights

Friday 14 December, 2012

View the Commission's online hub that assists businesses and employers to support diversity and meet their obligations under anti-discrimination law.

Bringing them home: anniversary

 

Apology Project

The Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, launched the Australian Human Rights Commission's ‘Us Taken-Away Kids’ magazine in Sydney on 11 December 2007.

Bringing Them Home: The 'Stolen Children' report (1997)

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