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Human Rights Reports

Reports to the Minister under the AHRC Act In addition to receiving complaints of unlawful discrimination, the Commission can inquire into complaints of breaches of human rights and workplace discrimination under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth) (AHRC Act). When the Commission...

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Age assessment in people smuggling cases - Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children

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Tackling modern slavery and labour exploitation with the Cleaning Accountability Framework

Rights and Freedoms

Implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture : Options for Australia

2008 Implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture : Options for Australia A report to the Australian Human Rights Commission by Professors Richard Harding and Neil Morgan (Centre for Law and Public Policy, The University of Western Australia) Download in Word Format [429KB]...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Submission: Human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people

1st August, 2009

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people – Australian mission Indigenous People's Organisations Network of Australia 17 - 28 August 2009 Download Complete report PDF [667 KB] Complete report Word [502KB] Special Rapporteur on...

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