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Commission’s report into prolonged detention following visa cancellation
The Government should appoint an independent reviewer to examine the basis for the continued detention of people who have been in immigration detention for prolonged periods, including a detailed assessment of any risk they pose to the community, the President of the Australian Human Rights...
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Statement on travel ban and sanctions on Australians travelling from India
The travel ban on Australian citizens returning from India, accompanied by criminal sanctions under the Biosecurity Act, raises serious human rights concerns. The Commission supports the continuation of aid to the Indian Government as it copes with the current COVID-19 crisis, but the Commission...
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Greater scrutiny of emergency powers needed
The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for greater accountability to be embedded in laws that extend the Commonwealth’s power in the event of national emergencies. In its submission to a Senate inquiry examining the National Emergency Declaration Act 2020, the Commission recommended five...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Historical bias in AI systems
The example shown below is fictional but based on the types of scenarios that are known to occur in real life. AI systems are trained using data. AI systems learn patterns in the data and then make assumptions based on that data that can have real-world consequences. For example, if the training...
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We’re all talking human rights—but do we have the necessary legal grammar for them?
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM Acknowledgement Chief Justice, Justices, Masters and Registrars, good morning. Thank you to Justice Paul Tottle for the invitation to speak with you today. I’m sorry I can’t be with you in 3D, but WA once again has distanced itself from the rest of Australia...
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Opening statement – Senate Estimates
This year, 2020, has raised unprecedented challenges for the human rights of all Australians.
