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14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights: On the record: Useful contacts
Useful contacts for support in cases of discrimination in employment on the basis of criminal record -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chapter 8 - Human Rights
The 2006-07 year has been largely dedicated to identifying and eliminating the discrimination faced by people in same-sex relationships in accessing basic financial and work-related entitlements. -
11 February 2014Book page
Appendix B – Australia’s international human rights context
Australia has agreed to be bound by and comply in good faith with international human rights law. It has done this by ratifying international human rights treaties International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) ... -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012SpeechThe National Human Rights Consultation - Your chance to be a Human Rights Hero
Good morning. I would like to begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet – the Gadigal people of the Eora nation – and their elders both past and present. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commemorate Human Rights Day: Activity sheet 3 - rightsED
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) is considered a useful starting point for research in international human rights law. Many other treaties and conventions have been agreed to since then. There have also been many human rights issues raised around the world. -
Business and Human Rights
14 December 2012SpeechHuman Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility (2009)
In our new strategic plan we commit to 'motivating big business to incorporate human rights into their everyday business practice'. -
14 December 2012Book page
About the Australian Human Rights Commission (2012)
We work to find practical and long-term solutions to the human rights issues facing people in Australia, as well as to build greater understanding and respect for human rights in our community. -
Education14 December 2012Webpage
Human Rights Explained: Case Studies: Complaints about Australia to the Human Rights Committee
In 1991, Nicholas Toonen, a homosexual man from Tasmania, sent a communication to the Human Rights Committee. At that time homosexual sex was criminalized in Tasmania. Toonen argued that this violated his right to privacy under Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). He also argued that because the law discriminated against homosexuals on the basis of their sexuality, it violated Article 26. -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights 21: Resolving Discrimination Fairly
It can mean losing a job or getting passed over for an interview, being excluded from a venue, being abused on the street for how you look or feeling intimidated by a boss who won’t take no for an answer. -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
Supporting business to combat modern slavery
The Commission and KPMG Australia are collaborating on the development of a range of practical, sector-specific guides to support businesses to understand and manage their modern slavery risks approach and to respond effectively to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). -
Business and Human Rights
15 November 2021News story
Combatting modern slavery in the health services sector
A new guide to help the health services sector manage their modern slavery risks is now available: Modern Slavery in the Health Services Sector: Practical responses to managing risks to people . The guide, developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission in collaboration with KPMG Australia, is the third in a suite of sector-specific guides which aim to help Australian businesses understand and ... -
Rights and Freedoms
14 December 2012Webpage
Index of Submissions: Discrimination in Employment on the Basic of Criminal Record
The Commission has changed names and details in some submissions posted on the website to protect individuals and organisations from identification. Please note that some submissions made to the Commission are confidential. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commemorate Human Rights Day: Resource sheet 2 - rightsED
To help your school celebrate International Human Rights Day, here are some suggestions that you could consider taking to the person or group responsible for planning the occasion – or you could volunteer to be part of the group and help: -
Rights and Freedoms
12 August 2020Media Release
Combatting modern slavery in property and construction
The Australian Human Rights Commission and KPMG Banarra are today launching their first of five sector specific guides to help Australian businesses understand and manage their modern slavery risks. Property, Construction and Modern Slavery: Practical responses to managing risks to people , is a practical guide to help this industry respond effectively to the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). The Act ... -
Business and Human Rights
6 December 2021News story
Combatting modern slavery in the resources and energy sectors
A new guide to help the resources and energy sectors manage their modern slavery risks is now available: Resources, energy and modern slavery: Practical responses to managing risks to people. -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 06-07: Chatper 3 - Monitoring Human Rights
HREOC plays a significant role in monitoring legislation and policy in Australia to assess compliance with human rights principles. This monitoring role includes: -
14 December 2012Book page
Annual Report 2007-2008: Chapter 3 - Monitoring Human Rights
HREOC plays a significant role in monitoring legislation and policy in Australia to assess compliance with human rights principles. This monitoring role includes: -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights: On the record: Glossary
Learn about the Australian Human Rights Commission's human rights glossary in relation to criminal records, such as conviction, police check and CrimTrac. -
14 December 2012Book page
Commemorate Human Rights Day: Introduction - rightsED
December 10 is the anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations (UN) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR sets out a certain set of rights that are the basic and minimum set of human rights for all citizens. -
14 December 2012Book page
The Human Rights of Rural Australians
Human rights are universal. This means they apply to all people wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. People living in rural areas have an equal entitlement to human rights as those people who live in urban areas. However, for rural Australians, the full enjoyment of their human rights can sometimes be problematic. The reasons for this are many and varied. They include issues of distance and remoteness, the extremes of weather and the uncertainties of the rural economy.