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In my role as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (Social Justice Commissioner), I am required to prepare two reports on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ human rights issues each year – the Social Justice Report and the Native Title Report.

Please do not limit the audience of these reports to the Immigration Department and the Minister. We would like to urge you to educate the public to pass on the report to newspapers and the other electronic media so that the public can learn what is going on in the immigration detention camp, and I know that public opinion is shifting when they become aware of what is happening. Father, Port…

Workplace sexual harassment is a persistent and pervasive problem in Australia and elsewhere, demanding new and creative responses. One promising area which may inform prevention and response strategies is bystander approaches.

Commissioners: DR SEV OZDOWSKI, Human Rights Commissioner MRS ROBIN SULLIVAN, Queensland Children's Commissioner PROFESSOR TRANG THOMAS, Professor of Psychology, Melbourne Institute of Technology MS VANESSA LESNIE, Secretary to the Inquiry

During the period of the Inquiry, immigration detention facilities in Australia were managed for the Department by Australasian Correctional Management, although the Department maintains an official presence at each immigration detention facility.

Appendices Appendix 6 – Submissions 2011-2012 2012 Supplementary information to the Inquiry into Cyber Safety for Senior Australians (10 May 2012) Information concerning Australia and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (04 May 2012) Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 (12 April 2012) Consideration of Australia’s ratification of the Optional Protocol to the…

The opportunities for children to engage in play and recreation have a critical impact on a child's experience of detention. However, the detention environment brings with it inherent difficulties in providing adequate opportunity for play and recreation.

There was a clear consensus about the critical nature of the issue of universal design. 'Universal' means designing Australian homes to meet the changing needs of their occupants across their lifetimes.

The Australian Human Rights Commission's Community Partnerships for Human Rights (CPHR) program has one central goal: to increase social inclusion and counter discrimination and intolerance towards Australia’s Muslim communities.

Over the past 21 years HREOC has helped to highlight, investigate and respond to a wide range of complex human rights issues in Australia. During this time there have been many positive changes. It is clear, however, that gaping holes still exist.

In 2006 the Ministerial Council on Immigration and Multicultural Affairs endorsed the National Action Plan to Build on Social Cohesion, Harmony and Security. As part of the National Action Plan, the Commission was one of seven Commonwealth agencies funded to undertake a range of projects.

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The following section outlines the relevant legal and policy framework, including the international human rights framework. 8.1 International legal framework The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) sets out the rights of people with disability generally and in respect of employment. [25] In particular, article 27 of the CRPD protects the right to work for people with…