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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice5 May 2019Speech
Human Rights Dinner 2019 - Human Rights Law Centre
Jalangurru lanygu balangarri. Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Gadigal yani U. I acknowledge the Gadigal people of Eora Nation whose land we gather on tonight, and all your elders past, present and emerging. And I acknowledge all of my esteemed colleagues from the Australian Human Rights Commission including Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher. There are many other names… -
Age Discrimination29 October 2019Webpage
Guides
Discover more about a multigenerational workforce, your rights at retirement and a human rights approach to health and aged care with these downloadable guides -
Commission – General11 September 2024E-bulletin (Monthly)
September 2024: Commission News | President's Message
Dear friends, It was good to reflect at the recent Law Institute of Victoria Legal Sector Dinner on access to justice, the role of lawyers and the law. Too often our legal system delivers unequal access to justice – different standards of justice depending on who you are, where you live and how much is in your bank account. Laws granting people rights are meaningless if people can’t enforce… -
Race Discrimination7 June 2019Publication
Let’s talk race: A guide on how to conduct conversations about racism (2019)
The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed this guide to assist Australian organisations in conducting meaningful and productive conversations about racism. It can be used in conventional workplaces, community groups, faith organisations, sporting clubs as well as other organisations. -
Children's Rights5 December 2016Project
Child-friendly versions of the Children's Rights Reports
What are the Children's Rights Reports? The National Children's Commissioner has to submit a report every year on the enjoyment and exercise of human rights by children and young people in Australia. This page contains an overview of all of the child friendly versions of the Children's Rights Reports, made for children and young people. Children's Rights Report 2019 The Children’s Rights… -
Children's Rights26 March 2018Project
Reporting to the United Nations on Children's Rights
In September 2019, Australia appeared before the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. This UN Committee monitors Australia’s progress in fulfilling its obligations under: • the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) • the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) • the Optional … -
Children's Rights11 December 2013Project
Children's Rights Reports
The National Children's Commissioner produces a report every year on the state of children's rights in Australia. -
Commission – General1 November 2019Publication
Annual Reports Index
Explore the history of the Human Rights Commission by viewing its annual reports index, which features reports from since the Commission's inception. -
Legal20 May 2022Webpage
Submission to Court as Intervener and Amicus Curiae
The Commission has the power to intervene, with leave of the Court, in proceedings that involve issues of race, sex and disability discrimination, human rights issues and equal opportunity in employment. The power to seek leave to intervene is contained in: -
Commission – General2 November 2020Webpage
Commissioners and Executive
The Commission has a President and seven Commissioners and is led by a Chief Executive. President Hugh de Kretser Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Ms Katie Kiss Age Discrimination Commissioner Mr Robert Fitzgerald AM Children's Commissioner Ms Anne Hollonds Disability Discrimination Commissioner Ms Rosemary Kayess Human Rights Commissioner Ms Lorraine Finlay… -
Commission – General1 August 2016Webpage
Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Mr Alastair McEwin
Mr Alastair McEwin Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner (2016 - 2019) Alastair McEwin was Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner from 29 July 2016 - 4 April 2019. He brought to the position extensive personal and professional experience of disability. Alastair’s educational background is in arts, law and business administration. He was the Executive Director of Community… -
Disability Rights1 February 2019Webpage
International
Opportunities Funding for Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities events Supporting participation in international CRPD events by disability organisations (Updated 2021) United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the first binding international human rights instrument to… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice3 September 2019Speech
'Our women's voices. Our children's future' SNAICC 2019 National Conference
Introduction in Bunuba Yaningi warangira ngindaji yuwa muwayi ingirranggu, Kaurna yani u. Balangarri wadjirragali jarra ningi – gamali ngindaji yau muwayi nyirrami ngarri thangani. Yaningi miya ngindaji Muwayi ingga winyira ngarragi thangani. Yathawarra, wilalawarra jalangurru ngarri guda. I acknowledge the Kaurna people, your elders past, present and emerging. Thank you for having us all on… -
Rights and Freedoms3 August 2017Webpage
Submissions: OPCAT Civil Society Consultation
Submissions - OPCAT Civil Society Consultation Submissions received by the Australian Human Rights Commission in response to the guideline questions its OPCAT in Australia Consultation Paper (2017), available here. Submissions from organisations and individuals Where a submission is not available it is either confidential or its confidentiality is pending. Northern Territory Anti… -
Sex Discrimination28 February 2013Webpage
Guides
Access comprehensive guides on sex discrimination laws and rights in Australia, empowering equality and justice for all genders. -
Commission – General3 September 2024Speech
Law Institute of Victoria Legal Sector Dinner
Our legal system frequently provides unequal access to justice, with varying standards based on one’s identity, location, and financial status. Rights granted by law are ineffective if they cannot be enforced. A speech by Hugh de Krester. -
Rights and Freedoms3 May 2024Opinion piece
We need debate on sensible limits on free speech
When president Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the 1941 State of the Union address he spoke of four essential human freedoms people “everywhere in the world” ought to enjoy. The very first of these was freedom of speech and expression. Free speech was listed first because it is the bedrock of democracy. Salman Rushdie famously described it as “the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is… -
Commission – General22 March 2024Speech
Women’s Club – Foundation Day Club Lunch
Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM Introduction Thank you Danielle Asciak, for inviting me here today. Let me begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation and pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging, and also to acknowledge any Indigenous guests attending today. I am sorry that as a nation we did not… -
Technology and Human Rights6 May 2024Opinion piece
Protecting Free Speech Doesn’t Mean Dismissing Online Safety
This opinion piece by Human Rights Commissioner, Lorraine Finlay, appeared in The Australian on Monday 29 April 2024. When President Roosevelt gave the 1941 State of the Union Address he spoke of four essential human freedoms that people ‘everywhere in the world’ ought to enjoy. The very first of these was freedom of speech and expression. Free speech was listed first because it is the… -
Rights and Freedoms13 March 2024Speech
The Commission’s model for a Human Rights Act for Australia
The Australian Human Rights Commission's model proposes a national Human Rights Act, safeguarding rights for all Australians and addressing human rights concerns. It aims to modernize the legal framework.
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