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Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1 Introduction This submission is made by the Australian Human Rights Commission, Australia’s national human rights institution. It outlines a number of issues that the Commission suggests should be considered by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as it develops…

Inquiry into Strengthening Multiculturalism Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Select Committee on Strengthening Multiculturalism 19 May 2017 Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Multiculturalism in Australia 5 Government and other official support for multiculturalism 6 Issues facing Australia’s multicultural society 6.1 Racial discrimination and its…

Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture Submission by the Australian Human Rights Commission 17 October 2014 Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Statutory powers of the Australian Human Rights Commission 3 Independent monitoring and inspection mechanisms, including ratification of the Optional Protocol 4 Domestic…

Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 18 September 2017 Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Priority areas 3 General information 3.1 Scrutiny of human rights and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (ICCPR article 2; LOI 2 & 4) 3…