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Commission – General19 March 2013Webpage
Brochures - Know Your Rights
Know your rights: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Know your rights: Age discrimination Know your rights: Disability discrimination Know your rights: Racial discrimination and vilification Know your rights: Sex discrimination and sexual harassment Know your rights: About us Human Rights Complaint process brochures ... -
Commission – General11 April 2013Project
What is the Universal Declaration on Human Rights?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlines fundamental rights and freedoms for all. Learn more about its impact and significance. -
Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Access to Information
Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) establishes an Information Publication Scheme (IPS) for Australian Government agencies subject to the FOI Act. The IPS commences on 1 May 2011 and requires agencies to publish a broad range of information on their websites. -
14 December 2012Book page
6 Age enquiries in Indonesia
When it can be obtained, verified documentary evidence from a person’s country of origin can be reliable evidence of that person’s age. Consequently, the making of enquiries in Indonesia about whether such documentary evidence exists is an important means of age assessment. When they are made, such enquiries are ordinarily part of the investigation process conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). -
14 December 2012Book page
Appendices 4 - Annual Report 2011-2012: Australian Human Rights Commission
Appendices Appendix 4: Website statistics Table 41: Website statistics Section Views of section home page Views of all pages in section Commission homepage 616 981 n/a www.humanrights.gov.au Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice 97 733 1 282 416 https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-island… Age Discrimination 51 710 146 738 www.humanrights ... -
Disability Rights14 December 2012Webpage
National Inquiry Concerning The Human Rights of People with Mental Illness contents page
Chapter 1 THE INQUIRY PROCESS 3 Background to this Inquiry 3 Procedure of the Inquiry 7 Scope of the Inquiry 11 Outline of the Report 12 Incidence of Mental Illness 13 Conclusion 15 -
International17 January 2017Project
HRTC highlights newsletter - Jan 2017
Working internationally to advance human rights Welcome HRTC Highlights is a bi-annual newsletter that provides updates on Human Rights Technical Cooperation (HRTC) Programs and other international activities undertaken by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Contents Advancing DV crisis intervention Civil society development in China UNSW student interns focus on children’s rights in China ... -
International16 March 2016Project
HRTC highlights newsletter - April 2016
Working internationally to advance human rights Welcome Welcome to the first bi-annual newsletter for the Human Rights Technical Cooperation (HRTC) Programs. HRTC Highlights is a new initiative that will provide you with updates from our international human rights activities. This edition highlights a small selection of our recent work in China and Vietnam. Contents The HRTC Programs Recent News ... -
14 December 2012Book page
Complaint statistics - Annual Report 2009-2010: Australian Human Rights Commission
*Complaints in this category were not conciliable and therefore transferred from the Commission’s Complaint Handling Section to the Legal Section for further inquiry and possible reporting. -
14 December 2012Book page
Human Rights: On the record: Recruitment (Chapter 5)
If an employer has a fair and open process of dealing with the disclosure of criminal records at the outset, many complaints of discrimination can be avoided. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees7 October 2022Publication
Joint Statement on the use of Hotels as Alternative Places of Detention
As the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) for places of detention under control of the Commonwealth, the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman inspects immigration detention facilities, including Alternative Places of Detention (APODs), to identify and consider systemic issues or systems where there is a risk of torture or ill‑treatment. The NPM’s role is to monitor the treatment of people and the ... -
Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Webpage
Human Rights: Discrimination in Employment on Basis of Criminal Record
Australians who have a criminal record often face significant barriers to full participation in the Australian community. Trying to find a job is one of the areas of greatest difficulty for former offenders. This discussion paper explores one potential barrier to employment: discrimination in the workplace on the basis of criminal record. -
14 December 2012Book page
Indigenous Deaths in Custody: Arrest, Imprisonment and Most Serious Offence
Chapter 2. Indigenous Deaths in Custody Chapter 3. Comparison: Indigenous and non-Indigenous Deaths in Custody Chapter 4. Arrest and Imprisonment Rates and Most Serious Offence -
Commission – General30 April 2020Webpage
Translated information
While information on the Australian Human Rights Commission's website is mainly presented in English, the following resource has been translated into a range of different languages. -
14 December 2012Book page
A Time to Value - Part D
Part D of the paper focuses on how a paid maternity leave scheme would actually operate were it to be introduced in Australia. The emphasis, as in the rest of the paper, is on the feedback that HREOC has received through submissions and consultations. Each Chapter canvases the views that were expressed in relation to each component of a national paid maternity leave scheme. -
Race Discrimination8 November 2016Project
Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture Series
The Australian Human Rights Commission has established the Kep Enderby Memorial Lecture to honour the memory of the Hon. Kep Enderby QC (1926-2015), who as Attorney-General introduced the Racial Discrimination Bill in the House of Representatives on 13 February 1975. -
14 December 2012Book page
Submissions to the Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st century project
The Commission received 1937 submissions during the Freedom of Religion and Belief in the 21st century project submission period (17 September 2008 to 28 February 2009). An additional 95 submissions were received after the formal deadline. -
14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2005 : Appendix 1 : Chronology of events relating to the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs, 1 July 2004 - 30 June 2005
This Appendix provides an overview of main events since the introduction of the new arrangements for the administration of Indigenous affairs on 1 July 2004. It commences with a summary table and is followed by a detailed description of each event. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice1 March 2016Publication
Toomelah Report (1988)
The Toomelah community of five hundred Aboriginal people endures appalling living conditions which amount to a denial to them of the most basic rights taken for granted by most other groups in society, and by other Australian communities of similar size. Their houses are substandard and overcrowded, actually contributing to a range of diseases. The community has for decades lived without an adequate and certain water supply, a properly functioning sewerage system and a safe means of sewage disposal. -
Sex Discrimination28 November 2022Publication
Time for respect: Fifth national survey on sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
For the first time, the survey also asked about workers’ views on the actions taken by their employer’s action to address workplace sexual harassment.