The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a peer-review dialogue undertaken by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and all 192 Member States of the UN
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Australia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review
October | International engagement update
The Australian Human Rights Commission at the Biennial Human Rights Conference in Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions on the sidelines of CHOGM
Commission President reiterates calls for upholding human rights as violence in the Middle East escalates
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Australia's human rights progress
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Australia is widely considered the land of the "fair go".
And while that may ring true for many people, not all in our country are yet afforded the dignity and basic rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
As the final episode in our series commemorating the Declaration’s 75th anniversary explores, its promise in Australia remains a “work in progress”.
Learn more about our series here.
Clean Slate Without Prejudice
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In 2009, boxing program ‘Clean Slate Without Prejudice’ was founded by First Nations leaders and local police to help curb youth crime in Redfern, Sydney.
75 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created, it’s just one community-led initiative that’s empowering children and inspiring change.
But Indigenous youth remain over-represented in Australia’s juvenile detention system - a major barrier in improving the human rights of First Nations people.
What does 'human rights' mean to you?
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10 December 2023 marked 75 years since the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
In this first of a 5-part video series commemorating the anniversary from a local perspective, we hear from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them.
The Commission acknowledges this series comes at a time of major global crises. It is in the pursuit of peace, justice, and equality that we discover our common ground.
Now, more than ever, it’s time to promote and protect human rights.
General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
Submission by the National Children's Commissioner to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child consultation on General Comment 26 on children's rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change
Statement on international accreditation of the Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s status as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) has been reviewed by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) – the international standards body.
International engagement
The Australian Human Rights Commission is the accredited national human rights institution (NHRI) for Australia. The Commission has a role engaging with UN human rights mechanisms, to promote and protect human rights both in Australia and within the international human rights arena. This section contains information on the Commission's bilateral and multilateral engagement with:
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