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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

The health and well-being of children in immigration detention

4th February, 2016

The health and well-being of children in immigration detention Report to the Australian Human Rights Commission Monitoring Visit to Wickham Point Detention Centre, Darwin, NT (October 16 th – 18 th 2015) Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM MD MPhil MBBS FRACP FRCPCH FRCP Professor of Paediatrics and...

Children's Rights

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2015 say?

2nd February, 2016

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.

All I want is a life free from violence - extract cover

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2015 Summary

7th January, 2016

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.

Education

Disability rights: Facilitating the empowerment of people with disability

1st January, 2016

This unit of competency has been designed to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to facilitate the empowerment of people with disability, through the delivery of services driven by a person-centred, rights-based approach. Download the Trainer's Manual here, the Learner Guide and...

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Education

An Introduction to Human Rights and Responsibilities (2016)

1st January, 2016

This resource has been designed to be used with an interactive whiteboard but can also be used on any internet enabled device, including a computer or tablet hooked up to a data projector.

Legal

Ms Bakhtiari and Master Reza Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia

1st January, 2016

[2016] AusHRC 106

Legal

Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

1st January, 2016

Learn about the legal case of Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection) regarding immigration detention.

Legal

HG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

31st December, 2015

Explore a report into arbitrary detention in the case of HG v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

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Business and Human Rights

Human rights in supply chains: Promoting positive practice (2015)

2nd December, 2015

In a landmark collaboration, the Australian Human Rights Commission partnered with two leaders in the business and human rights field to produce this report: the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility and the Global Compact Network Australia.

Children's Rights

Children's Rights Report 2015

30th November, 2015

This report outlines work the National Children's Commissioner has undertaken throughout 2014-15

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015

30th November, 2015

Executive Summary I am delighted to present my sixth Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015 as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. I am required to report every year to Parliament on the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Native Title Reports

29th November, 2015

Under the Native Title Act 1993, the Social Justice Commissioner is required to prepare a Native Title Report each year for federal Parliament. Through these reports the Commissioner gives a human rights perspective on native title issues and advocates for practical co-existence between Indigenous...

Commission – General

Annual Report 2014-2015

Annual Report of the Australian Human Rights Commission for the period ending 30 June 2015. The report has been prepared pursuant to section 45 of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 and in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999.

Race Discrimination

Freedom from Discrimination: Report on the 40th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act

This report documents the activities conducted to mark the 40th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth). It is primarily based on a series of public consultations led by the Race Discrimination Commissioner, though it also draws upon some of the research presented at a conference...

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Age Discrimination

Older Australians at Work Summit

2nd November, 2015

A key task of the Older Australians at Work Summit was to investigate what is stopping older people from continuing to contribute within the workplace, and how to get rid of those barriers. The summit provided an opportunity for academics, HR experts, business executives and consultants to come...

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‘Help way earlier!’ – transforming child justice

The health and well-being of children in immigration detention

What does the Children’s Rights Report 2015 say?

Children's Rights Report 2015 Summary

Disability rights: Facilitating the empowerment of people with disability

An Introduction to Human Rights and Responsibilities (2016)

Ms Bakhtiari and Master Reza Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia

Bakhtiari v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

HG v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Human rights in supply chains: Promoting positive practice (2015)

Children's Rights Report 2015

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015

Native Title Reports

Annual Report 2014-2015

Freedom from Discrimination: Report on the 40th anniversary of the Racial Discrimination Act

Older Australians at Work Summit

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