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Education25 March 2025Webpage
Statistics about Refugees and People Seeking Asylum
Learn about refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia, demographics, and the issues facing different groups within this community such as discrimination and family separation through statistics. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Understanding human rights - rightsED
Resource: Understanding human rights Human rights are basic to humanity. They apply to all people everywhere. An understanding of human rights is an important part of our individual status as human beings and of our collective status as members of the global community of humankind. To understand how human rights affect us in our daily lives and to acknowledge our responsibilities in… -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Human rights education in the national school Curriculum
Human rights education in the national school Curriculum: Position Paper of the Australian Human Rights Commission 2 June 2011 Download in Word [366KB] Download in PDF [199KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background to the national school curriculum 2.1 Who is writing the Curriculum? 2.2 What is the scope of the Curriculum? 2.3 What stage is the curriculum development at? 3 What is… -
Education8 April 2022Webpage
What are Children's Rights?
Discover children’s rights and how they are protected internationally and in Australia. Explore resources and education initiatives at the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Education14 December 2012Publication
Commemorate Human Rights Day - rightsED
Resource: Commemorate Human Rights Day Download complete resource in PDF (740 KB) Download complete resource in Word (340 KB) Resource information Subjects: Civics and Citizenship, Society and Environment (all), Design and Technology, English, Legal Studies, International Studies Level: Year 9 and up (14 years and up) Time needed: 1 - 4 lessons December 10 is the anniversary of the adoption… -
Education8 April 2016Webpage
Bring Human Rights to School
A great way of making a difference is by bringing human rights to your own school. There are a number of ways that you can do this as a student, and you can even encourage your own teachers to do it as well! For Students Celebrate Harmony Day or hold a Human Rights Day at your local school. Human Rights Day - 10 December To help your school celebrate International Human Rights Day, here are… -
Education25 February 2014Publication
Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum
Human Rights Examples for the Australian Curriculum (English, History, Geography, Science and Maths – Foundation to Year 10) -
Education1 April 2016Webpage
The International Human Rights System
The United Nations In its early years, the UN set about establishing and documenting basic human rights standards that would serve all people and all nations. It has continued to expand the range of standards that set out the obligations that governments and people can be expected to live up to. The process of writing these documents takes place in UN meetings, where representatives of the -
Education18 March 2019Teachers Article
Understanding human rights
Explore Understanding Human Rights, which is a resource designed to help students understand human rights concepts and how they apply to everyday life. -
Education9 February 2021Webpage
Contact officer training
Increase your team members’ understanding of inappropriate workplace behaviour and provide them with the knowledge and skills they need to be effective contact officers. Suitable for new contact officers or as a refresher for existing contact officers.