Refine results
-
Education19 August 2025Webpage
Statistics about technology and human rights
Learn more about how digital technologies can affect human rights such as privacy, freedom of expression and non-discrimination. -
Education19 August 2025Webpage
Statistics about gender equality
Learn about the impacts of sex discrimination in the lives of Australians, such as the gender pay gap, unpaid labour, and gender attitudes and stereotypes through facts and statistics. -
Commission - General
22 May 2024WebpageParliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR) is established by the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. The committee's main function is to examine all bills and legislative instruments for compatibility with human rights, and to report to both Houses of Parliament on its findings. It also has a function to examine existing legislation and an inquiry function for… -
16 December 2020Webpage
An introduction to human rights
-
Legal
6 May 2024WebpageInformation Publication Scheme
About the Information Publication Scheme The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) is a government scheme that encourages government agencies to be proactive when it comes to publishing and disclosing information that it holds. The scheme covers all government agencies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act). This includes the Australian Human Rights Commission (the -
19 January 2021Webpage
An introduction to United Nations human rights frameworks
-
Commission - General
14 December 2012Webpage
Hot topics index
Hot Topics is a new feature that provides assistance in locating significant reports and publications, fact sheets and education materials regarding work the Australian Human Rights Commission has undertaken. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
CERD Index
Information concerning Australia and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Submission by the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Click on the links below to also access: Information Note Australian NGO submission for the 13 th and 14 th session of the Committee Concluding observations of the Committee on AUSTRALIA… -
Rights and Freedoms
7 March 2025WebpageAustralia’s Fourth Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a peer-review dialogue undertaken by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and all 192 Member States of the UN -
22 November 2023Webpage
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 75 Years On
A video series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that hears from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them and where the nation still needs to improve. Disability rights, Indigenous, children's, women's, LGBTQIA+ rights, and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers are all featured. -
Commission - General
12 June 2020Webpage
Information for Commission Suppliers - modern slavery and human rights
On this page are resources for our suppliers about: the issue of modern slavery in global supply chains Australia’s new Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) our Responsible Sourcing Policy and what is means for our suppliers Factsheet for Suppliers The Modern Slavery Act and your business The purpose of this Factsheet is to raise awareness amongst suppliers to the Australian Human Rights Commission…