Publications

Legal

Tapara v Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP)

Explore the case of Tapara v. Commonwealth of Australia (DIBP).

Legal

Immigration detainees with adverse security assessments

Understand the case of Immigration Detainees with Adverse Security Assessments v. Commonwealth.

Legal

Casenote: Plaintiff M76/2013 v Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship [2013] HCA 53

The High Court found that the Department of Immigration acted on the basis of an error of law when it refused to refer the plaintiff’s case to the Minister for Immigration for consideration of whether to allow her to make a protection visa application.

Disability Rights

Access to Justice for People with Disability in the Justice System

Global business law firm DLA Piper has worked in partnership with the Australian Human Rights Commission to address issues facing people with disabilities wanting better access to Australia's criminal justice system. The Commission led an investigation into the barriers people who need...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Tell Me About: Temporary Protection Visas

Learn about temporary protection visas for asylum seekers and refugees.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2013

In this Report, I focus on planning for the future based on the approach of our communities meaningfully participating in decisions that affect them. I also outline a continuing agenda for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, with a focus on a human rights approach using the United Nations...

Childrens Rights

Children's Rights Report 2013

The Report examines the key international human rights treaty on children’s rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and its implementation in Australia. Current statistics are used in the report to show how children are faring in Australia. The Report also refers to the outcomes of...

Commission - General

Annual Report 2012-2013

The role of the Australian Human Rights Commission is to see that human rights and fundamental freedoms are understood and respected in law, policy and practice. The Commission is independent from government, with a legislative mandate, and recognised internationally as an ‘A Status’ National Human...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Casenote: FKAG v Australia and MMM v Australia

F.K.A.G. et al. v Australia (UN Doc CCPR/C/108/D/2094/2011) and M.M.M. et al. v Australia (UN Doc CCPR/C/108/D/2136/2012) 20 August 2013 Summary The UN Human Rights Committee has found that the indefinite detention of 46 refugees with adverse security assessments was arbitrary and amounted to cruel...

Commission - General

Our Agenda: A Guide to the Commission and its Activities for 2013-2014

This document provides an overview of the Comission's major activities for 2013-2014.

Technology and Human Rights

Background Paper: Human Rights in Cyberspace

Learn more about how human rights are being actively engaged in digital environments and technologies.

Sex Discrimination

Audit Report: Review into the Treatment of Women at ADFA

On 3 November 2011 the Report on the Review into the Treatment of Women at the Australian Defence Force Academy was tabled in the Australian Parliament. It contained 31 recommendations. This Audit has provided an important and unique opportunity to examine the extent to which these recommendations...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Tell Me About: The ‘Enhanced Screening Process’

1. What is the ‘enhanced screening process’? Since October 2012 an ‘enhanced screening process’ has been applied to all unauthorised maritime arrivals from Sri Lanka to identify whether they are raising claims that engage Australia’s non-refoulement obligations. Australia’s non-refoulement...