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In today's world, with an increasing focus on greed and building individual wealth, advocacy for the human rights agenda couldn’t be more important. Over the years, HREOC has produced outstanding reports, like Bringing them home, with important recommendations. To fail to act on those recommendations diminishes Australia as a nation, and all of us as individuals.

<ul> <li><a href="#a11-1">11.1 Refugees with adverse security assessments</a></li> <li><a href="#a11-2">11.2 Sydney Detention Centre</a></li> <li><a href="#a11-3">11.3 Findings in relation to children indefinitely detained </a></li> </ul> <hr> <p>As of August 2014 there were nine children in detention centres in Australia with parents who had received adverse security assessments from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). These children are indefinitely detained in Australia because at least one of their parents has received an adverse security assessment.</p>

The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) visited immigration detention facilities in Darwin from 6 to 10 September 2010. The visit was conducted by Commission President and Human Rights Commissioner, Catherine Branson QC, as well as Commission staff and consultants including a consultant psychiatrist.

All Australians have human rights. Human rights are universal: they are for everyone, everywhere, everyday. Human rights are based on values such as freedom, equality and dignity and seek to protect our quality of life.

The Australian Human Rights Commission visited the immigration detention facility in Leonora, Western Australia from 23 to 26 November 2010. This statement contains a brief overview of the key observations and concerns arising from the Commission’s visit. It focuses on conditions as they were at that time.

<h2><a name="_Toc415220014"></a><a name="_Toc289596594"></a><a name="Heading81"></a><strong>2.1 Implementation of UPR recommendations</strong></h2> <ol start="2"> <li>The Commission has lodged annual progress reports with the UN Human Rights Council on the implementation of recommendations from Australia’s first UPR.<sup><a href="#fn2" name="fnB2">[2]</a></sup> These reports identify the status of all actions committed to, as reflected in Australia’s National Action Plan on Human Rights.</li></ol>

This report contains a summary of observations made by the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) during its 2010 visit to the immigration detention facilities on Christmas Island.

<h2><strong>4.1 Introduction</strong></h2> <p>Alcohol consumption, misuse and related harm are some of the most challenging issues confronting communities across the length and breadth of Australia. These challenges are not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, but confront every demographic in Australian cities and towns. From Kings Cross to Halls Creek, St Kilda to Santa Teresa – communities grapple with alcohol related harm arising from over-consumption and the extent to which punitive or restrictive measures should or should not be applied.</p>

Release of ‘Don’t judge what I can do by what you think I can’t’ to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of achievements under the Disability Discrimination Act.