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14 December 2012Book page
Immigration detention and human rights
back to immigration detention, asylum seekers and refugees The human rights of people who are in immigration detention are of particular concern to the Commission. Liberty is a fundamental human right, recognised in major human rights instruments to which Australia is a party, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child… -
Commission - General27 March 2015Book page
3 Key issues emerging from the consultation
Right to freedom of expression Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion Right to freedom of association Property rights The objective of Rights & Responsibilities 2014 was to actively seek and listen to people’s views across the country about how well their rights and freedoms are protected in Australia. This process provided an opportunity to identify systemic human rights… -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 10
Children's experiences following their removal contributed to the effects of the removal upon them at the time and in later life. In this chapter we briefly survey the evidence to the Inquiry concerning those experiences which have had the most significant impacts on well-being and development. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees30 March 2017Publication
Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (2nd Edition) 2017
The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013. The Report is not intended to address all the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Instead, it focuses on developments which place Australia at risk of breaching its international human rights obligations -
14 December 2012Book page
2011 Immigration detention at Villawood
2011 Immigration detention at Villawood Summary of observations from visit to immigration detention facilities at Villawood Download in PDF [1.06 MB] Download in Word [5.6 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Immigration detention: the national context 4 Overview: immigration detention at Villawood PART B: Key concerns… -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
ASIO, ASIS and DSD
Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on ASIO, ASIS and DSD: Review of Division 3 Part III of the ASIO Act 1979 (Cth) https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Intellig… Prepared by: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Table of contents A. Introduction B. Features of the legislation C -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC - Annual Report 2001 - 2002: Chapter 7: Race Discrimination
Dr William Jonas commenced duty as acting Race Discrimination Commissioner in September 1999 in addition to his duties as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner.