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1 December 2022Media ReleaseArtificial intelligence and anti-discrimination: Major new publication
The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Actuaries Institute (Institute) today said while artificial intelligence (AI) promises faster and smarter decision making, safeguards are needed to prevent potential discrimination. -
Commission – General
6 November 2023Media ReleaseCommission welcomes A-status re-accreditation from international standards body
The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed its re-accreditation as an A-status National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the international NHRI standards body. GANHRI conducts reviews of its members every five years to determine if they operate in accordance with the UN Principles on National Institutions … -
Disability Rights
6 October 2020SubmissionPeople with Disability and Employment (2020)
Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability -
Technology and Human Rights
2 October 2023News story
AI in Banking: A HRIA Tool for Banks
Learn more about the Commission's HRIA Tool: AI in Banking resource to allow banks to use ethical AI which protects human rights. -
Technology and Human Rights
1 June 2023News story
Does the Metaverse Threaten your Right to Privacy Online?
Learn about the Australian Human Rights Commission's concerns about consumer privacy in the Metaverse. -
Race Discrimination
19 July 2021Publication
Sharing the Stories of Australian Muslims (2021)
The Sharing the Stories of Australian Muslims project sought to learn about Australian Muslims’ concerns, priorities and experiences of hate, violence and negative public commentary in the wake of the tragic Christchurch mosque attack. -
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… -
Rights and Freedoms
3 August 2023News story
Forum to end mistreatment of people with disability in detention
Learn more about the National Forum on Cruel, Degrading and Inhumane Treatment of People with Disability and Mental Health Disorders in Detention. -
Technology and Human Rights
13 April 2023Submission
Safeguarding the Right to Privacy
Learn more about how the human right to privacy can be protected by reforming the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). -
8 April 2022Conciliation register
2020-08-12
The complainant is Chinese and was working on a landscaping job at a client's residential address. He claimed the respondent, who is his client's neighbour, approached him and complained about the type of trees being planted and the conversation became heated. The complainant alleged the respondent shouted at him 'Don't let me see you here again! Get f**king out of my country you liar'. The …