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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. -
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 … -
Technology and Human Rights
13 April 2023SubmissionSafeguarding the Right to Privacy
Learn more about how the human right to privacy can be protected by reforming the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). -
Disability Rights
27 February 2023News story
Pilot program for young people with intellectual disability
Discover the pilot program for young people with intellectual disabilities. -
Commission - General
4 July 2023Media ReleaseNominations open for 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards
Nominations for the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to honour and celebrate individuals and organisations striving to defend and protect the human rights of people in Australia. This year’s Awards form a key part of Australia’s celebration and commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights… -
Childrens Rights
4 April 2023Media ReleaseNational Children’s Commissioner calls for action after ‘shocking’ research on child maltreatment in Australia
Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner Anne Hollonds says ”confronting new findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study provide evidence, for the first time, of the scale of child maltreatment in Australia. "Child maltreatment is a much bigger problem than we thought, leading to serious negative lifelong harms for children, and massive costs to the community. “The ground… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
7 December 2020Publication
Wiyi Yani U Thangani Report (2020)
Our women and girls' voices are vital to paving the way for a future I believe all Australians want, deserve and have a right to. Read this report, and listen to their voices. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
20 June 2023Media ReleaseInspection report: Serious human rights concerns in hotel detention
Explore an inspection report by the Commission that found serious human rights concerns persist in the use of hotels as alternative places of detention. -
Sex Discrimination
30 July 2020Project
Independent Review of Gymnastics in Australia
Discover the intersection of gymnastics and human rights. -
Childrens Rights
8 March 2022Issues
Updates from Australian and New Zealand Children's Commissioners and Guardians
Explore updates from the Australian and New Zealand Children's Commissioners.