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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012ProjectNorthern Territory ‘Emergency Response’ intervention
Northern Territory ‘Emergency Response’ intervention Documents by the Australian Human Rights Commission Publications The Suspension and Reinstatement of the RDA and Special Measures in the NTER (2011) Draft guidelines for ensuring income management measures are compliant with the Racial Discrimination Act (2009) The Northern Territory ‘Emergency Response’ intervention – A human rights… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012ProjectClimate 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 human rights relevant to climate change? Governments have traditionally approached climate… -
14 December 2012Book page
Mandatory detention laws in Australia
Briefing paper Outlines and evaluates the state and territory laws. The paper describes the impact of the laws and provides a summary of criticisms made by others. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
Freedom of Religion and Belief
News: 1 September 2015 - Religious Freedom Roundtable announced. Introduction | More detail on Article 18 | Project: Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st Century | Publications | Speeches | Comments Introduction The right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is recognised in Article 18 of the ICCPR. Article 18 protects not only the ‘traditional’ religious beliefs of the major… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2008-2009: Chapter 2
One of the Commission’s central functions is to undertake education programs that increase public awareness and generate discussion of human rights and anti-discrimination issues within Australia. -
Commission - General
31 January 2013Webpage2007 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
Since 1987, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has recognised the often extraordinary contribution to Australian society of a wide variety of men and women committed to issues of human rights, social justice and equality through the annual Human Rights Medal and Awards.Each year we receive outstanding nominations for the Human Rights Medal and award categories (Law (sponsored… -
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 1 – Review of detention policy and practices 2004–2014
1.1 Overview 1.2 Key findings and recommendations from A last resort? 1.3 Key legislative and policy changes 1.4 New Directions in Detention policy 1.5 Third country processing 1.6 Indefinite detention on Christmas Island 1.7 Rapid offshore processing after September election 2013 1.8 Other policy decisions 1.9 Implementation of policy 1.10 Numbers and length of detention of children 2004 –… -
14 December 2012Book page
Building understanding and respect for human rights - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
Our aim is to make this a reality. To that end we strive to build understanding in the Australian community about what human rights are and their relevance for everyday life. We have made good progress on our journey, but we know we have more work to do.