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14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Social Justice Report 2002: Indigenous women and corrections - A Landscape of Risk
Social Justice Report 2002\ back to contents Chapter 5: Indigenous women and corrections - A Landscape of Risk A statistical overview of Indigenous women in corrections a) Rates of incarceration of Indigenous women b) Recidivism rates among Indigenous women c) Types of crime committed by Indigenous women d) Over-policing e) Sentencing patterns for Indigenous women f) Characteristics of… -
Commission - General
14 December 2012WebpageMedia Contacts
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Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Book pageSame-Sex: Same Entitlements: Chapter 3
This chapter explains how the provisions of international human rights treaties protect same-sex couples and their children, in the context of accessing financial and work-related entitlements. In particular, this chapter focuses on the right to non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It also describes how the breach of that right can interfere with a range of other basic human… -
Sex Discrimination
14 December 2012Book page
Same-Sex: Same Entitlements: Chapter 18
The following chapter summarises the findings and recommendations made in each of Chapters 4 – 16 in this report. This chapter should be read in conjunction with Appendix 1 which sets out the list of legislation to be amended in order to eliminate discrimination against same-sex couples and their children. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 11
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Report Bringing them Home Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families April 1997 back to content page / previous chapter / next chapter Part 3 Consequences of Removal Chapter 10: Childrens Experiences Chapter 11: The EffectsThe effects of separation from the primary… -
Commission - General
14 December 2012Webpage
History of the Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission (formerly known as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission) was established on 10 December 1986 (International Human Rights Day) as Australia’s national human rights watchdog.