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Childrens Rights11 December 2019Speech
2019 Human Rights Day Oration
The Hon Peter McClellan AM QC 10 December 2019 I recently visited the Peace Memorial in Hiroshima. It is a confronting but moving experience. It is a memorial to the people the allies believed it necessary to kill to win the war. They were also intent on emphasising to the world that they had the most powerful weapon ever invented. They chose to detonate the bomb in an urban area rather than… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2001: Chapter 1: Ten years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Social Justice Report 2001 back to contents Chapter 1: Ten years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Ten years on from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Ten years on from the Royal Commission - how far have we progressed? Rates of Indigenous over-representation and deaths in custody -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights 21: Getting the message out - Human Rights Education
One of the most important ways to protect human rights is to build community understanding and challenge attitudes which are based on myths and stereotypes. The key to this is education. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Publication
Submission: Human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people – Australian mission Indigenous People's Organisations Network of Australia 17 - 28 August 2009 Download Complete report PDF [667 KB] Complete report Word [502KB] Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples’ - Australian Mission The Australian Human Rights and Commission has made… -
Commission - General27 November 2015Book page
The need for better engagement - Year in review
1.1 Introduction In last year’s Social Justice and Native Title Report, I raised concerns about the changes resulting from the 2014-15 Budget and the restructure to Indigenous Affairs through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS). Despite initial concerns about how these changes would impact our communities, I indicated that the streamlining of programs and the move away from a ‘one size… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2003: Chapter 3: Indigenous participation in decision making – Transforming the relationship between government and Indigenous peoples
Social Justice Report 2003 back to contents Chapter three: Indigenous participation in decision making – Transforming the relationship between government and Indigenous peoples The twin pillars of the government's approach to Indigenous policy in 2003 continued to be practical reconciliation, with its emphasis on service delivery in core areas of disadvantage, and mutual obligation, with its… -
Commission - General14 December 2012Book page
HREOC - Annual Report 2001 - 2002: Chapter 1: The Commission
The Commission is a national independent statutory body established under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. It has a President and five Commissioners. The five positions are currently held by three persons. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Comments by the Australian Human Rights Commission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on issues relevant to Australia’s fifth periodic report under the ICCPR (2008)
Comments by the Australian Human Rights Commission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on issues relevant to Australia’s fifth periodic report under the ICCPR 30 September 2008 Download PDF [250 KB] Download Word [500 KB] Table of Contents Introduction Summary 1 Legal framework for human rights protection 1.1 Australian Charter of Rights 1.2 Functions of the Australian Human Rights …
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