Publications

Rights and Freedoms

OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017)

Review the OPCAT Australia Consultation Paper 2017, which discusses the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture.

Business and Human Rights

Human rights in investment (2017)

The value of considering human rights in ESG due diligence. Joint report prepared by EY and the Australian Human Rights Commission

Legal

Ms AR on behalf of Mr AS, Master AT and Miss AU v Commonwealth (DIBP)

Understand the case of Ms. AR on behalf of Mr. Master and Miss AU v. Commonwealth (DIBP).

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Human Rights: Snapshot Report (2nd Edition) 2017

The second edition of this Report provides an update on legal and policy developments related to refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia since 2013. The Report is not intended to address all the issues facing refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. Instead, it focuses on...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Close the Gap - Progress & Priorities report 2017

Closing the gap in health equality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians is an agreed national priority. The Campaign continues to grow each year with 220,000 pledges having been made from across the Australian community, committing to seeing the health outcomes...

Rights and Freedoms

Missing out: The business case for customer diversity (2017)

The Australian Human Rights Commission is very pleased to launch Missing out: The business case for customer diversity in partnership with Deloitte Australia.

Sex Discrimination

A National System for Domestic and Family Violence Death Review

This report identifies the steps needed to expand domestic and family death review mechanisms to all Australian jurisdictions and to ensure that recommendations made to Federal Government agencies in death review processes are actioned. Australian data on domestic and family violence death is...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016

As Acting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and Deputy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, we are pleased to present the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2016.

Children's Rights

What does the Children's Rights Report 2016 say?

Every year, the National Children's Commissioner provides a child-friendly version of her Children’s Rights Report. This is the child friendly version of the 2016 report, which looked into the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT) in the context of children and young people...

Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Pathways to Protection: A human rights-based response to the flight of asylum seekers by sea

President’s introduction Australia’s policy of sending asylum seekers and refugees to Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island for processing of their claims has been one of the most contentious aspects of Australia’s migration policies. Introduced in 2012, third country processing has been a key...

Commission – General

Corporate Plan: 2016 - 2017

This Corporate Plan sets out the strategic goals and priorities of the Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission). It creates an explicit connection between our purpose, corporate goals, operational environment, key activities and annual performance reporting.