AHRC Data Breach: For more information and to access support follow this link

Complaints

Projects

Browse Projects

Rights and Freedoms

Prisoners Rights

Prisoners, just like all other people, are entitled to enjoy their human rights. Prisoners can make complaints to the Commission about human rights breaches and discrimination that occurs in prison.
Rights and Freedoms

Right to vote

The right to vote is not enjoyed equally by all Australians A healthy democracy makes sure that all members of the community have equal access to the political process. Australia is a democratic nation where governments are elected by popular vote. However, even though almost all Australians over 18...
Two children stand on a beach, one holding a colorful umbrella up to the sky as the sun shines through the clouds. Waves approach the shore and cliffs are visible in the background.
Rights and Freedoms

Let's talk about rights - Human Rights Act for Australia

Overview The Attorney-General announced the federal government's response to the National Human Rights Consultation on 21 April 2010. Read the Attorney-General's speech Read Australia's Human Rights Framework in PDF or in Word The Commission expressed disappointment that the framework does not...
Rights and Freedoms

Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record

Discrimination in Employment on the Basis of Criminal Record In recent years the Australian Human Rights Commission has received a significant number of complaints from people alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record. The complaints indicate that there is a great deal of...
Rights and Freedoms

Climate Change and Human Rights

Climate change and human rights Why are human rights relevant to climate change? Which human rights are affected by climate change? How do climate change policies impact on human rights? Why should climate change policies incorporate human rights principles? Past projects and publications Why are...
Child's drawing of two trees, a red checkered picnic blanket, a small pond, green grass, and a bush. The sun with a face is in the sky, and the word “freedom"
Rights and Freedoms

Rural and Remote Education Inquiry

Rural and Remote Education Inquiry The National Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education was initiated by the Commission in February 1999. The 1998 Bush Talks consultations on the human rights concerns of regional, rural and remote Australians had revealed that access to education of an appropriate...
Three people wearing wide-brimmed hats and sunglasses stand in a pen with several cattle, smiling at the camera on a sunny day. Fencing and trees are visible in the background.
Rights and Freedoms

Bush Talks: Rural Health

In 1998 and 1999 the Commission (then known as HREOC) visited regional, rural and remote areas in every State and the Northern Territory as part of the Bush Talks consultations.
A blue stylized dove with wings resembling an outstretched human hand, symbolizing peace and human rights, on a white background.
Rights and Freedoms

Human Rights Briefs (1999 - 2001)

The Human Rights Brief provides legal practitioners, community advocates and others with guidance on the content and scope of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Australia and their use in Australian law. Each number will cover a specific topic.
Rights and Freedoms

Discrimination on the Ground of Trade Union Activity

Report to the Attorney-General on an inquiry by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (the Commission) into a complaint of discrimination on the ground of trade union activity under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth)(the Act).
Close-up of a childs hands gently holding the hands of an elderly person resting on a pink blanket, conveying care, support, and compassion.
Rights and Freedoms

Human Rights and Euthanasia

Euthanasia, or voluntary assisted suicide, has been the subject of much moral, religious, philosophical, legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to reconcile competing values: the desire of individuals to choose to die with dignity when suffering, and the need...
A colorful mural shows a mix of abstract and natural elements, birds, animals, and symbolic figures. The words “we learn and grow together"
Rights and Freedoms

The Human Rights of Rural Australians

Every person in Australia, regardless of who they are or where they live, is entitled to respect for and protection of their human rights. People living in remote, rural and regional Australia often find it harder to fully enjoy their human rights because of their location.
A person lies on the ground at night near a building, wearing a patterned jacket. The scene is dimly lit and somber, with scattered debris on the pavement. (c) Sonny Harlow.
Rights and Freedoms

Housing, homelessness and human rights

People experiencing homelessness face violations of a wide range of human rights. Access to safe and secure housing is one of the most basic human rights. However, homelessness is not just about housing.
Rights and Freedoms

Rural and Remote Education - SA

Discover rural and remote education projects in SA, which work to enhance educational opportunities and outcomes.