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14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 11
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Report Bringing them Home Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families April 1997 back to content page / previous chapter / next chapter Part 3 Consequences of Removal Chapter 10: Childrens Experiences Chapter 11: The EffectsThe effects of separation from the primary… -
14 December 2012Book page
HREOC - Annual Report 2001 - 2002: Chapter 6: Human Rights
Dr Sev Ozdowski was appointed Human Rights Commissioner in December 2000 for a five year term. He is also the acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageQuestions on Notice 13 May 2003
Questions on Notice arising from evidence given to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee's Reference on the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003 - HREOC's response, 13 May 2003 13 May 2003 Ms Louise Gell Acting Secretary Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Ms Gell, Re: Questions on Notice arising from… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
National Human Rights Consultation - Appendix 6
Back to Table of Contents Appendix 6 – Summary of Commission workshops for children and young people Appendix 6: Summary of Commission workshops for children and young people Contents 1 Description of workshops 2 Summary of workshop discussions In February 2009, the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) was funded by the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) to undertake a… -
Commission - General
5 August 2020E-bulletin (Monthly)August ebulletin
We have heard the words human rights quite a lot in recent weeks, in varied and sometimes inaccurate settings. Measures to protect our health and safety must be balanced with our rights and freedoms, but if there was ever a time to articulate where that line is, it would be now. Which is why last week, I took the step of writing a piece for a mainstream publication. While the pandemic… -
Commission - General
14 October 2020Publication
Annual Report 2019-2020
You can access the Australian Human Rights Commission 2019 – 2020 Annual Report at the Australian Government Transparency Portal. Complaint Statistics 2019-2020 Download PDF | Download Word The year in review The 2019–2020 financial year has been a challenging period. It is impossible to reflect on this period without focusing on the tragic circumstances that have unfolded across Australia… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Opinion pieceAct closed wounds but not the gap (2009)
In 1994, phone numbers had seven digits, we listened to Crowded House, and it was legal to own a semi-automatic rifle. Mother And Son and A Country Practice disappeared from television screens, and The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert and Muriel's Wedding showed off our magnificent country and sense of humour while touching on tough issues such as marginalisation, sexuality and racism. -
Education9 February 2021Webpage
Anti-racism training
Create a positive workplace culture by upskilling your team members in anti-racism, with online training from the organisation that developed Australia’s Racism. It Stops With Me campaign. -
24 April 2015Book page
Annex 2: Implementation status of first cycle UPR recommendations
No Country Recommendation Response Implementation 1 Republic of Moldova Ratify the OPCAT Accepted Not implemented 2 Azerbaijan Speed up process of ratification of OPCAT Accepted Not implemented 3 Maldives Ratify OPCAT and designate a National Preventive Mechanism Accepted Not implemented 4 New Zealand High priority ratification of the OPCAT and establish a National Preventative Mechanism… -
Commission - General
18 February 2022Publication
Annual Report 2020-2021
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the Australian Human Rights Commission in the 2020–2021 financial year.