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You can complete an educational activity that raises awareness of the laws that help to ensure a harmonious and respectful society for everyone.

The complainant, who was originally from Serbia, was employed as a van driver for an Australian Government statutory authority. The complainant alleged that his supervisor made offensive comments about Serbians to him and to others while he was present. For example, the supervisor is alleged to have made comments such as "He is a Serb and Serbs make ethnic cleansing, He might kill you"…

Discover an educational activity that explores issues of diversity and equality in your favourite novel, film, poem, song or English textbook.

Complete an education activity (sheet 5) designed to raise awareness of human rights by giving students a set of questions and answers to match correctly.

Create an artistic piece (painting/song/drama play/menu/stage costume) that celebrates the themes of diversity, anti-discrimination and multiculturalism.

AN Aboriginal girl who kicked a woman and called her a ``white slut'' did not engage in racial vilification because the slur was common street language.

I am both Australian and Lebanese. I have the best of two great cultures. Being part of Middle Eastern societies has taught me the value of family and respect for elders.

Complete the following questions by referring to pages 11-18 in Voices of Australia, History of change - timeline of Australia's race relations (available at: www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/voices/pdf/voices_mlc50dpi.pdf )

Discover an activity that explores human rights violations during war while also highlighting the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Discrimination: Any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference made on a particular basis such as race, religion, national origin which has the purpose or effect of denying recognition, enjoyment, or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and freedoms in society.

To help your school celebrate International Human Rights Day, here are some suggestions that you could consider taking to the person or group responsible for planning the occasion – or you could volunteer to be part of the group and help:

You can explore the Voices of Australia activities, which examine life in Australia while considering issues such as discrimination, respect and diversity.

Access an activity that provides examples of when the rights of children have been denied and what action would be appropriate in order to protect them.

Read through the following quotes. These are things that asylum seeker children told the Australian Human Rights Commission about their time in Australian immigration detention centres.

The aim of this activity is to introduce students to the issues that faced children who were kept in Australian Immigration Detention Centres prior to the policy change in 2005.

Before the start of the war there were a number of countries, particularly Germany and Japan, which were dictatorships – countries in which the people had no say over the government. Those governments were both expansionist – that is, they wanted to expand their own territories by taking over other countries by force – and they were both ruthless in their treatment of those who…

Access a teaching resource for school students that empowers young people to understand their rights in the workplace.

The Australian Human Rights Commission is an independent statutory organisation that works to protect and promote the human rights of all people in Australia. We were established by the Australian Government in 1986.

Every year on December 10, we commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. During 2009, the Australian Government conducted a series of human rights consultations on human rights in Australia.

Access an activity sheet that details human rights situations involving identity and 'difference’ in relation to young people in the workplace.