This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2015-16 to promote the human rights of children and young people in Australia. The main focus of the report is the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of children and young...
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...
In 2015 the National Children’s Commissioner conducted a national investigation into the impact of family and domestic violence on children. This version is for children and young people.
In 2015 the National Children’s Commissioner conducted a national investigation into the impact of family and domestic violence on children. This document provides a summary of the key findings and recommendations from the national investigation.
The ACCG meets twice each year, and aims to promote and protect the safety, well-being and rights of children and young people in Australia, and ensure that the best interests of children and young people are considered in public policy and program development across Australia.
Statement of intent (2015–2018) between Early Childhood Australia (ECA), its members and the National Children’s Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Child friendly version of the 2014 Children's Rights Report. This is my second report. I am going to talk about the human rights of children and young people and the main things in my report.
The report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2013-14, which focuses on the findings of the examination into intentional self-harm, with or without suicidal intent, in children and young people under 18 years of age.
In 2012, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors how Australia meets its obligations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issued its Concluding Observations on Australia’s progress. During 2014, the National Children's Commissioner worked with UNICEF...
In 2012, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors how Australia meets its obligations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, issued its Concluding Observations on Australia’s progress. During 2014, the National Children's Commissioner worked with UNICEF...
The purpose of the ACCG is to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of strategic advocacy to promote and protect the safety, wellbeing and rights of children in Australia, particularly the most vulnerable or disadvantaged.
Foreword Australia currently holds about 800 children in mandatory closed immigration detention for indefinite periods, with no pathway to protection or settlement. This includes 186 children detained on Nauru. Children and their families have been held on the mainland and on Christmas Island for...
This report looks at the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the Big Banter national listening tour. This version is for children and young people.