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14 December 2012Book page
Sterilisation
This paper will highlight the findings of research examining Family Court and state Guardianship Tribunal's originating materials and written reports from 'experts' and family members. It includes all sterilisation cases involving minors that have proceeded to legal judgment in Australia between 1992-1998. The central assertion is that non-consensual sterilisation continues to be framed as a… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2006: Chapter 4: International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples – Closing the ‘protection gap’
Social Justice Report 2006 Back to Contents Chapter 4: International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples – Closing the ‘protection gap’ Back to Report Home (TOC) Chapter 2 Chapter 3 >> Chapter 4 International developments on the rights of indigenous peoples United Nations Reform and human rights The making of global commitments to action – The Millennium Development Goals… -
Education25 February 2015Webpage
Statistics about Older Australians
Statistics from 2014 Back to main Face the Facts page Download in PDF (3.01 MB) Download in Word (8.44 MB) Every day, across the country, older Australians make an enormous contribution to our society. For example, Australians aged 65 years and over contribute almost $39 billion each year in unpaid caring and voluntary work. If the unpaid contribution of those aged 55 to 64 years is included… -
Sex Discrimination
29 January 2013WebpageSubmissions for Phase One: Treatment of Women in the Australian Defence Force Academy
Written submissions sought in Phase One related to the following aspects of the project Terms of Reference: The treatment of women at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) with a particular focus on the adequacy and appropriateness of measures to: promote gender equality, ensure women’s safety, and to address and prevent sexual harassment and abuse, and sex discrimination, and… -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2001-2002: Significant Achievements
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Annual Report 2000-2001 Back to contents Youth Challenge: A human rights education program for secondary students Commission website revised and relaunched Complaint Guide published on the Commission website in 11 community languages On-line complaint form established on the Complaint Handling webpage Release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait… -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012WebpageD.D.A. guide: What areas of life does the D.D.A. cover?
D.D.A. guide: What areas of life does the D.D.A. cover? The DDA makes it against the law to discriminate against someone if they have a disability in the following areas of life : Employment. For example, when someone is trying to get a job, equal pay or promotion. Education. For example, when enrolling in a school, TAFE, university or other colleges. Access to premises used by the public… -
Rights and Freedoms
30 January 2013WebpageBusiness Award (sponsored by Audrey Page & Associates)
Discover details about the Business Award sponsored by Audrey Page & Associates. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012WebpageThe unfinished business - Dumisa Ntsebeza
The first is that the title UNFINISHED BUSINESS happens to be the title of a book in whose authorship I have collaborated. The book's title is UNFINISHED BUSINESS : SOUTH AFRICA, APARTHEID AND TRUTH. You can order the book from a website, details of which you can get from Terry Bell at belnews@wn.apc.org. For every book purchased, the author and I have agreed a free copy will be donated to an NGO. -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Webpage
UN Mechanisms for Protecting Women’s Human Rights : Sex Discrimination - International Activities
Learn about UN mechanisms that protect women’s rights and combat sex discrimination with the Australian Human Rights Commission’s resources.