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14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2007-2008: Chapter 3 - Monitoring Human Rights
Learn about the monitoring of human rights in the 2007-2008 annual report. -
Commission - General
14 December 2012PublicationAnnual Report 2004-2005: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
The Annual Report of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission for the period ending 30 June 2005 is produced pursuant to section 45 of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. The report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999. -
Rights and Freedoms
1 May 2013PublicationHuman rights issues raised by the third country processing regime
Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Australia’s international obligations to asylum seekers subject to third country transfer 4 Key human rights concerns with the third country processing regime 5 People subject to third country transfer who remain in Australia 1 Introduction In September 2012, the Australian Government commenced transferring asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by… -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights 21: Going to the heart of the matter: national inquiries
In today's world, with an increasing focus on greed and building individual wealth, advocacy for the human rights agenda couldn’t be more important. Over the years, HREOC has produced outstanding reports, like Bringing them home, with important recommendations. To fail to act on those recommendations diminishes Australia as a nation, and all of us as individuals. -
14 December 2012Book page
About the Commission - Annual Report 2011-2012: Australian Human Rights Commission
We have statutory responsibilities under these laws, including to investigate and conciliate complaints of alleged discrimination and breaches of human rights recognised under international conventions to which Australia is a party and to promote and protect these human rights generally. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Project
The Human Rights of Rural Australians
Every person in Australia, regardless of who they are or where they live, is entitled to respect for and protection of their human rights. People living in remote, rural and regional Australia often find it harder to fully enjoy their human rights because of their location. -
4 February 2020Book page
Submissions - Children's Rights Report 2019
Date Submitted by 1 29.03.2018 Confidential 2 03.04.2018 Confidential 3 03.04.2018 Name Withheld 4 10.04.2018 Name Withheld 5 10.04.2018 Confidential 6 10.04.2018 Confidential 7 12.04.2018 Lynelle Long, InterCountry Adoptee Voices 8 13.04.2018 Confidential 9 16.04.2018 Confidential 10 16.04.2018 Confidential 11 17.04.18 Name Withheld 12 21.04.2018 Confidential 13 23.04.2018 Associate… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
14 December 2012Book pageSocial Justice Report 2000: Chapter 2: Reconciliation and human rights
Social Justice Report 2000 back to contents Chapter 2: Reconciliation and human rights TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Reconciliation - the challenge ahead The role of the past in the reconciliation process Indigenous disadvantage as historically derived False assumptions abou the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians The legitimacy of institutions in Australian… -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpagePrinciples relating to the Status of National Institutions (Paris Principles) - Human rights at your fingertips - Human rights at your fingertips
2. A national institution shall be given as broad a mandate as possible, which shall be clearly set forth in a constitutional or legislative text, specifying its composition and its sphere of competence.