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Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Project
Rural and Remote Education - Qld
The Inquiry attended the second annual Croc Eisteddfod in Weipa on Cape York. The two day festival (7-8 July) was attended by 23 Queensland schools and one from NSW (Coonamble High School). The Inquiry met with students from -
14 December 2012Book page
Select Bibliography on Rural and Remote Education in Australia
This bibliography has been prepared by the Rural Education, Research and Development Centre, Townsville, Qld according to guidelines established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission to assist in its inquiry into aspects of rural and remote school education provision in Australia. It attempts to include highly relevant, more recent, seminal, theoretical and policy-oriented… -
14 December 2012Book page
Submission: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Click on the links below to access submissions relating to specific issues raised by the Inquiry and submissions from individuals/ organisations attending public hearings. -
Disability Rights6 April 2022Webpage
Register of Disability Discrimination Act Action Plans
About this register | Business | Commonwealth government | State and Territory government | Local government | Education | Non-government organisations About this register These plans have been given to the Australian Human Rights Commission pursuant to section 67 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Action plans which have been provided in electronic format are available by following… -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendix 1 List of Submissions
A last resort? National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention Back to contents Appendices Appendix 1 List of Submissions The Inquiry received a total of 346 submissions, 64 of which remain confidential. Submissions are available on the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's web site: www.humanrights.gov.au Submission State Submission No. Abbott, Kirsti WA 15 Action for… -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Speech
Speeches on Sex Discrimination Issues
Access Speeches on Sex Discrimination Issues Sex Discrimination by the Commission’s Commissioners from between the years 1996 to 2012. -
14 December 2012Book page
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
Submissions to the National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention -
14 December 2012Book page
Indigenous Deaths in Custody: Chapter 8 Custodial Conditions
8.1 The profiles indicate a growing awareness by custodial and medical staff of issues concerning the proper treatment of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous prisoners. However, implementation of the recommendations is uneven. Some recommendations have not been implemented in any jurisdiction. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to National Human Rights Consultation (2009)
The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the National Human Rights Consultation (the Consultation). -
14 December 2012Book page
Native Title Report 2003 : Chapter 2 : Native Title Policy - State and Commonwealth profiles
Human rights principles require that Indigenous people's relationships to land, based on traditional laws and customs, be given legal recognition and protection. International legal principles also recognise that Indigenous peoples have economic, social and cultural human rights. Native title, as it is constructed through the Australian legal system, has a limited capacity to meet these human… -
Commission – General17 January 2023Webpage
Senate File Listing: 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022
Senate File List for the Australian Human Rights Commission for 1 July 2022 – 31 December 2022. See previous Prefix File Name Created Date DC Defence Materials - Roundtable summaries 11/07/2022 1:34 DC Defence Materials - Block 6_Hobart 1 August 2022 11/07/2022 23:55 DC Defence Materials - Key RC publications and submissions 11/08/2022 1:10 DC Defence Materials - Public hearing transcripts… -
10 April 2015Book page
2 Background and framework for promotion and protection of human rights
2.1 Scope of international obligations 2.2 National framework 2.3 Equality before the law and non-discrimination 2.4 Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers 2.5 Right to life, liberty and security of the person 2.1 Scope of international obligations Australia prides itself on its commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights and has announced its candidacy for election to the… -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2007 - Appendix 2
To develop a nationwide picture of existing government initiatives that address family violence, the Social Justice Commissioner sent correspondence to all State, Territory and relevant Australian government departments[1] requesting information on their policies and programs during the period 2006-2007. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice14 December 2012Publication
Submission: Human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous people
The Australian Human Rights and Commission has made a submission on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples Organisation Network (IPON) of Australia to Professor S. James Anaya, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, on the current status of Indigenous human rights in Australia for his Mission to Australia which is taking place from 17-28 August 2009. -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Bringing them home - Community Guide - 2007 update
A community guide to the findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families -
Legal10 October 2017Submission
Information concerning Australia’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2017)
This submission provides information concerning the civil and political rights of key population groups in Australia and other thematic issues engaging civil and political rights. In relation to each section, the Commission has referred to the relevant articles of the ICCPR engaged and (where appropriate) the relevant paragraph of the Committee’s list of issues prior to reporting dated 9 November… -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendices: African Australians - Compendium (2010)
A task of this magnitude and complexity can only be successfully accomplished by the invaluable contributions of people with a wide array of expertise and skills. -
Sex Discrimination14 December 2012Publication
Pregnancy Guidelines (2001)
The Pregnancy Guidelines follow the Commission's Report of the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Pregnant and Productive: It's a right not a privilege to work while pregnant, commissioned by the federal Attorney-General in August 1998. -
14 December 2012Book page
Bringing them Home - Chapter 24
The most distressing aspect about the level of juvenile justice intrusion in the lives of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is the fact that entry into the system is usually the start of a long career of incarceration for many (SNAICC submission 309 page 28). -
14 December 2012Book page
Chapter 2 - Introduction: Social Justice Report 2009
Indigenous imprisonment rates in Australia are unacceptably high. Nationally, Indigenous adults are 13 times more likely to be imprisoned than non-Indigenous people[1] and Indigenous juveniles are 28 times more likely to be placed in juvenile detention than their non-Indigenous counterparts.[2]
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