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14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2001: Chapter 2: Mutual obligation, welfare reform and Indigenous participation: a human rights perspective
Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 2: Mutual obligation, welfare reform and Indigenous participation: a human rights perspective Mutual obligation, welfare reform and Indigenous participation: a human rights perspective Mutual obligation and welfare reform Mutual obligation some general concerns Coercion and conditionality Penalties for breaching Mutual obligation and… -
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14 December 2012WebpageInformation concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child August 2011 Download in PDF [416KB] Download in Word [498KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 National developments 3 General measures of implementation 3.1 Legal protection of children’s rights 3.2 UN Declaration on the… -
Legal
26 February 2016Submission
Submission to Inquiry into the Regulatory and Legislative Aspects of Surrogacy Arrangements (2016)
Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 Surrogacy and human rights 4.1 What is surrogacy? 4.2 Human rights issues in surrogacy arrangements 5 Current regulation of domestic surrogacy in Australia 6 Options for future domestic regulation: increase consistency and certainty domestically 6.1 Previous attempts at national consistency 6.2 Identifying people willing to enter… -
Legal
2 March 2016Submission
Submission on ALRC Freedoms Inquiry – Interim Report
ALRC Freedoms Inquiry – Interim Report AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUBMISSION TO THE AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION 16 October 2015 Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Inquiry in Context 3 Scrutiny Mechanisms 4 Freedom of Religion 5 Property Rights - Real Property 1 Introduction The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) makes this submission to the Australian Law… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
30 March 2017Publication
Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (2nd Edition) 2017
The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013. The Report is not intended to address all the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Instead, it focuses on developments which place Australia at risk of breaching its international human rights obligations -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
16 June 2015Publication
Children in immigration detention: statements by the United Nations
2015 United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: ‘...by failing to provide adequate detention conditions; end the practice of detention of children; and put a stop to the escalating violence and tension at the Regional Processing Centre, [Australia] has violated the right of the asylum seekers, including children, to be free… -
14 December 2012Book page
Community arrangements -asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons Observations from visits conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission from December 2011 to May 2012 Back to Contents 1 Summary 2 Recommendations 3 Introduction 4 Australia’s mandatory detention and excision regime 4.1 The origins and impact of mandatory immigration detention and excision 4.2 Recent developments… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into national homelessness legislation (2009)
Inquiry into national homelessness legislation Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth 1 September 2009 Download Word [554 kb] Download PDF [376 kb] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations 4 What is the relevance of human rights to reducing homelessness? 5 What is a ‘human… -
14 December 2012Book page
2011 Immigration detention at Curtin
Observations from visit to Curtin Immigration Detention Centre and key concerns across the detention network Download in PDF [1.28 MB] Download in Word [26.40 MB] DIAC response to the report Photos Contents PART A: Introductory sections 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Overview: Curtin Immigration Detention Centre PART B: Key concerns arising from the Commission’s visit to Curtin Immigration… -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
OPCAT: Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) The Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) is an international agreement aimed at preventing torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. OPCAT was adopted in 2002 and…