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<h3>The Awards Tickets</h3> <p>Tickets include cocktails and canapes, entertainment and the chance to learn about amazing efforts being made around the country to protect and promote human rights.</p> <p>Attending the event also provides you with the unique opportunity to network with leading human rights advocates, senior government officials and community organisations.</p> <p>If you have any questions, please phone our team on 02 9284 9779.</p>

<h2><a href="http://humanrightsawards2015.eventbrite.com.au"><span style="font-size: 1.231em; line-height: 1.538em;">Waitlist for tickets is now available</span></a></h2> <p>Tickets are now on sale for our major event of the year, the Human Rights Awards.</p> <p>In 2015 the Awards will be held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney, on Thursday 10 December 2015 with a two course lunch provided.</p> <p>There’ll be plenty of time to network and mingle with other guests, as well as to hear from some of the extraordinary people working in human rights.</p>

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<h2>Human Rights Medal</h2><p><strong>Sister Clare Condon</strong></p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Since 1987, the Australian Human Rights Commission has recognised the often extraordinary contribution to Australian society of a wide variety of men and women committed to issues of human rights, social justice and equality through the annual Human Rights Medals and Awards.</p>

<h1 style="margin-top: 24px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; color: rgb(131, 112, 72); font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">Since 1987, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now known as the Australian Human Rights Commission) has recognised the often extraordinary contribution to Australian society of a wide variety of men and women committed to issues of human rights, social justice and equality through the annual Human Rights Medal and Awards.</span></h1>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Since 1987, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has recognised the often extraordinary contribution to Australian society of a wide variety of men and women committed to issues of human rights, social justice and equality through the annual Human Rights Medal and Awards.<br></p>

<h1 style="margin-top: 24px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; color: rgb(131, 112, 72); font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">The 2006 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 7 December 2006 at a luncheon at the Sheraton on the Park hotel in Sydney. </span><a href="http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/speeches/speeches_president/2006/20061207_HumanRightsDay.html" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 102, 255);">The Human Rights </a></h1>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The 2005 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 9 December 2005 at a luncheon at the Sheraton on the Park hotel in Sydney. The Human Rights Day address was delivered by Commission President, the Hon. John von Doussa QC and Julie McCrossin was the MC.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The 2004 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 10 December 2004 at a luncheon at the Sheraton on the Park hotel in Sydney. The Human Rights Day address was delivered by Commission President, the Hon. John von Doussa QC and Julie McCrossin was the MC.</p>

<h1 style="margin-top: 24px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; color: rgb(131, 112, 72); font-size: 22px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">The 2003 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 10 December 2003 at a luncheon at the Sheraton on the Park hotel in Sydney. The Human Rights Day address was delivered by Commission President, the Hon. John von Doussa QC and Julie McCrossin was the MC.</span></h1>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The 2002 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 10 December 2002 at a luncheon at "Dockside", Cockle Bay Wharf in Sydney. The guest speaker was Professor Lowitja O'Donoghue and Julie McCrossin was the MC.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The 2001 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 9 December 2001 at Star Court, Darling Harbour in Sydney. The guest speaker was Professor Gillian Triggs.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">The 2000 Medal and Awards presentation ceremony was held on 10 December 2000 at Star Court, Darling Harbour in Sydney. The guest speaker was Dr Barney Pityana, President of the South African Human Rights Commission.</p>