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Rights and Freedoms18 June 2013Webpage
Human rights based approaches
It would be deceiving the peoples of the world to let them think that a legal provision was all that was required ... when in fact an entire social structure had to be transformed : Rene Cassin, during the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human rights based approaches are about turning human rights from purely legal instruments into effective policies, practices, and practical ... -
Rights and Freedoms1 May 2013Webpage
Freedom from slavery and forced labour
Back to rights and freedoms: right by right Introduction | Commission work | More information | Links | Comments Introduction ICCPR Article 8 states: No one shall be held in slavery; slavery and the slave-trade in all their forms shall be prohibited. No one shall be held in servitude. (a) No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour; (b) Paragraph 3(a) shall not be held to ... -
Legal14 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.