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Race Discrimination
14 December 2012Project
In our own words - African Australians: A review of human rights and social inclusion issues (2010)
In 2007, the former Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tom Calma, had a vision to develop a human rights initiative based on the experiences of African Australians, to inform future policy and programs. -
Rights and Freedoms
17 June 2022SpeechReflections on women and human rights
<p><br>Thank you to the Lyceum Club for inviting me to speak, and to Christine Yeats and Judith White for your warm introduction. I recall that for my late mother, Dr Amy McGrath OAM, the revival of the Sydney Lyceum Club was very special. In sorting through papers of my parents, following the passing of my father, the Hon Dr Frank McGrath AM OBE, I found mother’s Lyceum Club card, membership number 101.</p> -
Age Discrimination
13 March 2024SpeechA Human Rights Act and older people
<h2>OPAN National Older Persons Reference Group</h2> <p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM FAAL FRSA FACLM(Hon)</strong></p> <h2>Abstract</h2> <p>&nbsp;The presentation will focus on the Commission’s proposed model for a Human Rights Act in Australia and how it may support the rights of older people.&nbsp;</p> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>[Thank you to organisers….]</p> -
Technology and Human Rights
5 March 2019Publication
Whitepaper: Human Rights and Technology
Learn more about how Australia can foster innovation and protect human rights through the application of technologies such as ethical AI. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
26 July 2019Media ReleaseTransferring asylum seeker families to Nauru – human rights report
<p>The practice of sending to Nauru families with young children who arrived in Australia seeking asylum is the subject of an <a href="https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/asylum-seekers-and-refugees/publications/ms-bk-ms-co-and-mr-de-behalf-themselves-and-their">inquiry report by the Australian Human Rights Commission tabled in Parliament today.</a><a href="#fn1">[1]</a></p> <p>Mr Richard Lancaster SC, as delegate of the President, found that the regional processing centre on Nauru was not an appropriate place to send families with young children.</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
17 January 2019Speech
Echoes of breaking glass: reflections on Kristallnacht
<p><em><strong>CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY</strong></em></p> <p>We know the basic facts of Kristallnacht.&nbsp; On the 9th and 10th of November 1938, mobs attacked Jews in Germany and neighbouring states. They did so freely; without restraint.&nbsp; Many Jews were killed, many more were injured, and many more than that were arrested and sent to concentration camps.&nbsp; Jewish businesses were destroyed; schools and cemeteries vandalised.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
18 March 2013SpeechLaunch of the Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2012
<h1>&nbsp;</h1> <h4>Mick Gooda<br>Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner<br>Australian Human Rights Commission</h4> <h5>Australian Human Rights Commission<br>Sydney<br>Friday 30 November 2012</h5> <hr> <p>It is with respect and gratitude that I acknowledge that we sit on the lands of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation. Thank you to Michael for your generous welcome to country for us all here in attendance today.<br></p> -
Rights and Freedoms
30 April 2019Publication
Free and equal: An Australian conversation on human rights (2019)
Through 2019, the Commission will promote conversation nationally to identify what makes an effective system of human rights protection for 21st century Australia? -
Commission – General
14 March 2024Speech‘Bringing rights home—mapping an agenda on human rights in Australia
<h2>‘Bringing rights home—mapping an agenda on promoting, protecting and fulfilling human rights in Australia</h2><h3>Michael Kirby Justice Oration 2021</h3><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM</strong></p><p><strong>President, Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p><p><em>The annual Kirby orations pay tribute to Michael Kirby’s commitment to social justice and human rights and his relationship as friend, colleague and mentor to Victoria University’s College of Law &amp; Justice.</em></p> -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
16 June 2020Submission
Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020
The concerns outlined in this submission draw on the Commission’s work inspecting Australia’s immigration detention facilities. The Commission has conducted such inspections since the mid-1990s. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
1 October 2021Submission
Input to the development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Early Childhood Strategy
Letter from June Oscar and Anne Hollonds on input to the development of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Early Childhood Strategy -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
15 February 2022Publication
Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices) - Implementation Framework (2022)
This Implementation Framework provides guidance for translating the substantial findings of the Report into meaningful action and provides examples of innovative First Nations women and girl-led initiatives across a wide range of sectors. -
Rights and Freedoms
18 May 2017Publication
OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017)
<h2>OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a name="_Toc465252703"></a><a name="_Toc467773533"></a><a name="_Toc467773569"></a><a name="_Toc469913713"></a><strong>MAY 2017</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> -
Rights and Freedoms
6 June 2019Speech
Law, Lawyers and Human Rights
<h2>Law Week Breakfast</h2><h3>Law Society of Western Australia</h3><p>Perth, 13 May 2019</p><p><strong>Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, President, Australian Human Rights Commission</strong></p><h2>Acknowledgements</h2><p>Thanks to Greg McIntyre SC, President of the Law Society of Western Australia, for the wonderful invitation to speak at the opening of Law Week in Perth. &nbsp;</p> -
Age Discrimination
19 March 2014Speech
Age Discrimination, the new challenge for teachers
Teacher’s Federation Council -
Sex Discrimination
8 December 2022SpeechNational Press Club Address: Changing Laws, Changing Behaviours, Changing Lives
Speech by Australia's National Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Kate Jenkins, to the National Press Club on 30 November, 2022. -
Legal
17 May 2023SpeechAccess to justice
<p>Your Honours, distinguished guests:</p> <p>I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Wurrindjeri people of the Kulin nation and pay my respects to their elders, especially to those elders present today.</p> <p>May also thank our host the Hon Justice Mordy Bromberg and the ICJ for inviting me to this, the ninth Community Opening of the Legal Year.</p> -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
11 December 2019Speech
2019 ANZSOC Conference, Justice reimagined: The intersection between Academia, Government, Industry and the Community
<p><strong>Title: Our women have spoken: the need for strengths-based approaches to violence prevention in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities</strong></p> <p>Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Noongar yani U.</p> <p>Well thank you and good morning what a gathering. Thank you to the conference organisers and the working group and for inviting me to open with this keynote address. The issues you are tackling within criminology and across the criminal justice system and community settings are some of the greatest we face as a nation.</p> -
LGBTIQ+
15 October 2021Publication
Ensuring health and bodily integrity (2021)
Protecting the human rights of people born with variations in sex characteristics in the context of medical interventions -
Legal
14 December 2012Webpage
Independent Interim Report on CEDAW
Para 29: The Committee encourages the State party to continue its efforts to tackle the persistent problem of violence against women and urges the State party to adopt national legislation and adopt, implement and adequately fund as a matter of urgency the National Action Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and Their Children, including a mechanism for independent monitoring.