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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
4 December 2017SpeechLaunch of Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) ‘Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future’
<h2>Introduction and acknowledgement</h2> <h3>[Introduction in Bunuba]</h3> <p>Jalangurru lanygu balanggarri.<br>Yaningi warangira ngingirri ngairi yani yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gardigal yani u.</p> <p>Good morning everyone, today we stand on the lands of the Gadigal people.</p> <p>I am delighted to see all of you here today for this important occasion to mark the official launch of the <a href="https://wiyiyaniuthangani.humanrights.gov.au/">Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) Project</a>.</p> -
Children's Rights
2 July 2014SpeechMarist Youth Care
While I believe most Australians wish for children in this country an equal chance at life - an opportunity to not just survive but to thrive - and to be free from violence, abuse and neglect, it is, perhaps, less understood or acknowledged that this opportunity is also the right of every Australian child. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012SpeechPresident speech: Mandatory immigration detention of children in Australia: how far have we come and where to from here? (2010)
I would like to begin by acknowledging the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and pay my respect to their elders past and present. -
Commission – General
14 December 2012Speech
The Admission and Exclusion of Asylum Seekers Conference
I would like to acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora people, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today, and pay my respects to their elders. -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? - Summary Guide: Recreation and play
Rest, play, recreational activities and the opportunity to take part in artistic and cultural events, as set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, are very important for the healthy development of children. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechDiversity in Health 2003: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM
Conference Convenors and Co-directors, distinguished guests from both Australia and overseas, ladies and gentlemen, all. I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we stand and by so doing remind ourselves that Australia’s cultural traditions stretch back many thousands of years. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
4 August 2016Opinion piece
Indigenous injustice: so much evidence was ignored
<p>I was shocked but not surprised by the ABC’s Four Corners revelations last Monday night. Incontrovertible CCTV evidence of Aboriginal children subject to demeaning, debilitating and dehumanizing behaviour has galvanised the Australian community and prompted the creation of a Royal Commission with an unprecedented breadth of investigation.</p> -
14 December 2012Book page
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons
There are a host of benefits associated with community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons. Community arrangements are more closely aligned with international human rights law and standards than models of indefinite closed immigration detention. They also provide for far more humane treatment of people seeking protection. -
Legal
14 December 2012WebpageInquiry into Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers
Recommendation 1: Asylum seekers should not be transferred from Australia to Malaysia under the Arrangement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malaysia on Transfer and Resettlement. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
SUBMISSION to the Parliamentary Joint Committee
1. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") is established by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. It is Australia's pre-eminent body for the protection of human rights. -
Education25 February 2015Webpage
Face the facts: Asylum Seekers and Refugees
<h2>Statistics from 2014</h2><p><a href="/node/11161">Back to main Face the Facts page</a></p><p>All people are entitled to protection of their human rights, including the right to seek asylum, regardless of how or where they arrive in Australia.&nbsp;</p> -
Legal
18 May 2015Submission
Submission to Inquiry into the responsibilities of the Commonwealth Government in connection with the management and operation of the Regional Processing Centre in Nauru
<p class="Normal" style=" margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="Normal" style=" margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt;">27 April 2015</p> <p><br><br>PO Box 6100<br>Parliament House<br>Australia ACT 2600<br><br>By email: <a href="mailto:regionalprocessingnauru.sen@aph.gov.au">regionalprocessingnauru.sen@aph.gov.au</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Dear Chair,</p> -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
DIMIA
By this instrument the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (“the Commission”) grants to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (“DIMIA”) its contractors and agents, a temporary exemption (“the exemption”) pursuant to section 44(2) of the Sex Discrimination Act (Cth) 1984 (“the Act”), in relation to the operation of sections 22, 23 and 26 of the Act. The temporary exemption applies only on the terms set out in this instrument. -
28 October 2013Book page
3 Third country processing
<p>As at 23 September 2013 there were 710 asylum seekers detained in the ‘regional processing centre’ on Nauru and 798 asylum seekers detained in the centre on Manus Island.<sup><a href="#fn145" name="fnB145">[145]</a></sup> It is estimated that there are currently at least 44 children in the regional processing centre on Nauru, all of whom were transferred with their families as part of the new RSA, having arrived in Australia after 19 July 2013.<sup><a href="#fn146" name="fnB146">[146]</a></sup> The Commission is not aware that there are any children currently on Manus Island.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
15 July 2013Speech
Speech delivered to Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Today I want to talk to you first generally about Australia’s human rights obligations, and the role of the Commission. I will then move to discuss three key human rights obligations which are relevant to decisions which some officers within the Department make every day. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Mornington Peninsula Shire Conference
Firstly I would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we stand and by so doing remind ourselves that Australia's cultural traditions stretch back many thousands of years. -
14 December 2012Book page
Community arrangements for asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons - Introduction
Over recent months, the Australian Government has moved increasing numbers of asylum seekers and refugees who arrived in Australia by boat from closed immigration detention into the community, pending resolution of their claims for protection. This has been achieved through use of community detention and bridging visas, building on measures introduced by successive Australian Governments.[2] -
14 December 2012Book page
A last resort? - Summary Guide: Glossary and abbreviations
During the period of the Inquiry, immigration detention facilities in Australia were managed for the Department by Australasian Correctional Management, although the Department maintains an official presence at each immigration detention facility. -
Commission – General
23 November 2020Webpage
Common questions about Covid-19
The Australian Human Rights Commission works to help safeguard the human rights of all people in our community. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Response to Dr Alison Broinowski: Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM (2005)
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we stand, the Eora People, and pay my respects to their elders both past and present.