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Childrens Rights

'Help Way Earlier!'- transforming child justice for safety & wellbeing

Report artwork copyright Bernard Singleton and Saltwater People 2024. 'Help way earlier!’ How Australia can transform child justice to improve safety and wellbeing investigates opportunities for reform of child justice and related systems across Australia based on children’s rights and sound...

Cover of the Australian Human Rights Commission's Children's Rights Report 2016, showing a painting of a young boy sitting on a bed, looking out a window. Blue and orange text and graphics frame the image.
Childrens Rights

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...
Cover of the Childrens Rights Report 2014 by the Australian Human Rights Commission, featuring colorful childrens drawings, handprint graphics, and the text Child-Friendly Version.
Childrens Rights

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2014 say?

What does the 2014 Children's Rights report say? The report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has done throughout 2013-14. It pays special attention to young children who are in early education and care. It's really important that kids learn about their rights as early as possible...