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13 November 2014Book page
The Year in Review
<h2>Building understanding and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms</h2> <p>We all have a responsibility to respect the rights and freedoms of others.</p> <p>To make this a reality, the Commission works to build greater understanding of human rights and their importance in daily life.</p> <p>This is one of our two key priorities for 2011-2014.</p> <p>We work with a broad range of groups across the country, providing community education and training initiatives that aim to show how human rights apply in everyday settings and relationships.</p> -
Legal
31 May 2016SpeechHotung Fellowship Public Lecture 2016
Human rights across the Tasman: a widening gulf. I am honoured to have been invited to give this lecture at the Law School of the University of Canterbury, funded by the generosity of the Sir Eric Hotung Fellowship. -
Commission – General
24 May 2013WebpageCommission reports raising ICCPR Article 10
<p><span style="line-height: 1.53em;">This page is intended to provide easier access to reports responding to complaints under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act which raise ICCPR Article 10 issues. All AHRCA reports are also found on our general <a href="node/710">reports</a> page.</span></p> -
6 February 2015Book page
Appendix 3 – List of public submissions
<p>A total of 239 submissions were received by the Inquiry. Of these:</p> <ul> <li>105 were public submissions;</li> <li>69 were public submissions with name withheld; and</li> <li>65 were confidential and were not published.</li> </ul> <p>The following are all public submissions received by the Inquiry. These submissions have been made available on the Commission website.</p> -
21 May 2013Webpage
Commission Reports raising ICCPR Article 9
<p>ICCPR Article 9 recognises some of the most basic liberty rights. &nbsp;Commission reports on complaints under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act involve extensive work in this area.</p> <p>Reports are also available on the Commission's This page is intended to provide more convenient access to this work in relation to ICCPR Article 9 specifically.</p> <p>Many of these reports &nbsp;demonstrate that breaches of ICCPR Article 9 also lead to breaches of other rights by Australia.</p> -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
8 November 2013WebpageIndex of Commission's work
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Commission – General
20 February 2018Webpage
Senate file listing: 1 July 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
<h2>SENATE FILE LIST FOR AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 1 JULY 2017 - 31 DECEMBER 2017</h2> <p><a href="/node/13917">see previous</a></p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="607"> <tbody> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="88"> <p><strong>File Id</strong></p> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="415"> <p><strong>File Name</strong></p> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" width="104"> <p><strong>Create Date</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" valign="top" width="88"> <p>2011/71-5</p></td></tr></tbody></table> -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Submission to the Clarke Inquiry on the Case of Dr Mohamed Haneef (2008)
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (‘HREOC’) makes this submission to the Clarke Inquiry, which has been established to inquire into the case of Dr Mohamed Haneef. This inquiry raises important issues of law and practice and HREOC welcomes the opportunity to make a submission. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 (2012)
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committees in the Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
17 November 2017Media ReleaseReport must be catalyst for change
<p>The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes today’s findings of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory, 18 months after details emerged of the disturbing mistreatment of children in the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.</p> <p>The Royal Commission’s report makes broad findings across the juvenile justice and child welfare areas, calling for changes to detention facilities and practices, stressing the need for responses that are trauma informed and rehabilitative rather than punitive.</p> -
Disability Rights
14 December 2012SpeechMental Health, Social Inclusion and Citizenship Awards
Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. It is honour to be here today to help recognise the people who try to make a difference to some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in our community. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
14 August 2014Speech
Sister Clare Condon - Sanctioned Violence: What does it do to our society and relationships?
<p>I&nbsp;acknowledge the Gadagal People of the Aora nation on whose land we meet.&nbsp; I pay my respects to the elders past and present.</p> <p>I come here today as an ordinary citizen.&nbsp; I am not an academic, nor a lawyer.&nbsp; I am simply a concerned citizen.</p> <p>There are many nuances to the meaning of the word violence.&nbsp; It is about violating another; abusing and damaging; often about the abuse of power. It is associated with vehemence of expression.&nbsp; Violence is meant to inflict injury by intimidation, dominance and power or from fear, anger and a lack of trust.</p> -
23 January 2014Book page
4. What are the Commission’s concerns about TPVs?
<p>The Commission raised serious concerns about TPVs when they were used in Australia (with similar conditions attached) from 1999 to 2008.<sup><a href="#fn6" name="fnB6">[6]</a></sup> Based on the negative impacts of TPVs on refugees when they were last used, the Commission is concerned that the reintroduction of TPVs may lead to breaches of Australia’s international human rights obligations, for the following reasons.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
20 October 2017SpeechResearch by Government Reform Bodies involving Vulnerable People and Populations
<p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Ethics Training Day: Dealing with Vulnerability</span></p> <p>Princeton Room, Bond University, 14 University Drive, Robina, Qld<br>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="box" style="text-align: center;">CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY</div> <h2><br>Introduction<a id="Top" name="Top"></a></h2> <p><br>I represent an organisation that works extensively with people who can be part of “vulnerable populations”. My background is as a human rights lawyer. While human rights and human ethics are not the same thing, there are some important cross-overs in how we work.</p> -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
23 May 2013Publication
Tell Me About: Refugees with Adverse Security Assessments
Learn about refugees with an 'Adverse Security Assessment,' which means they cannot be returned to their country of origin for fear of persecution. -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Subject Index - Submissions to the Commonwealth Parliament
The Commission seeks to promote and protect human rights through submissions to parliamentary inquiries, government departments and law reform bodies. -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Speech
Doctor of Social Science Honoris Causa Acceptance: Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM
I accept with gratitude the honorary doctorate bestowed upon me by the RMIT University - a great University established in 1881 to serve Melbourne's "working men". -
Rights and Freedoms
18 November 2014Speech
Fraser Lecture 2014
<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Professor Gillian Triggs</strong><br><br> <strong>President</strong></p> <p><strong>Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p> <p><strong>Fraser Lecture</strong></p> <p><strong>Canberra</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Check against delivery</em></strong></p> <hr> <p>Thank you Dr Andrew Leigh for your invitation and introduction. It is an honour to be here in your electorate of Fraser in north Canberra.</p> <p>I would like to acknowledge that we meet on the land of the Ngunnawal people, and pay my respects to their elders, past and present.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
14 July 2015Speech
What are the proper limits on the power of Parliament?
<p>Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues - thank you for your welcome to this Law Institute of Victoria seminar.</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay my respects to their elders past and present.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
14 July 2015Speech
What are the proper limits on the power of Parliament?
<p>Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues - thank you for your welcome to this Law Institute of Victoria seminar.</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and pay my respects to their elders past and present.</p>