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Disability Rights
14 December 2012PublicationDisability Rights: Not for Service - Report: Index
Not for Service - Experiences of injustice and despair in mental health care in Australia Not for Service Home | MHCA Home | Commission Home Not for Service Report Table of Contents Foreword: Dr Sev Ozdowski Foreword: Keith Wilson Foreword: Ian Hickie Executive Summary Recommendations Stories of Injustice and Despair Part One: Methodology Part Two: Key Summaries Part Three: Results of… -
Rights and Freedoms
10 April 2013PublicationHomelessness is a Human Rights Issue
Contents 1. Homelessness is about human rights 2. What is homelessness? 3. What are some of the causes of homelessness? 4. How many people are affected by homelessness? 5. Who is affected by homelessness? 5.1 Indigenous people are disproportionately affected by homelessness 5.2 Women are significantly affected by homelessness 5.3 Children and young people are disproportionately affected by … -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInformation concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child August 2011 Download in PDF [416KB] Download in Word [498KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 National developments 3 General measures of implementation 3.1 Legal protection of children’s rights 3.2 UN Declaration on the… -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Green Paper on Homelessness - Which way home?
Submission of the HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (HREOC) to the Green Paper on Homelessness - Which way home? 4 July 2008 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Level 8, 133 Castlereagh St GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 2001 Ph. (02) 9284 9600 Download Word PDF Table of Contents Introduction Summary Homelessness, human rights and social inclusion Legal protection of the rights… -
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14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to National Human Rights Consultation (2009)
National Human Rights Consultation Australian Human Rights Commission Submission June 2009 Download Complete Submission and Appendices PDF [1.7 MB] Download in word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Summary 3 Recommendations PART A: Which human rights should be protected and promoted in Australia? 4 Introduction 5 What are human rights? 5.1 Human rights are core human values 5.2 Human…