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Media Pack: PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING INDIGENOUS DISADVANTAGE – HEALTH STATUS LIFE EXPECTANCY Life expectancy for Indigenous females declined slightly from 1997 - 2001 to 62.8 years. This rate is lower than the life expectancy rate for females in India and sub-Saharan Africa (with the impact of HIV-AIDs factored out).The gap with non-Indigenous female life expectancy increased from 18.8 to 19.6…

Many, many people in Australia are absolutely appalled at the treatment of asylum seekers incarcerated in Australia, under conditions that contravene international human rights conventions.

Every night I remind you my mom when I look at the sky I see your face as moon as shines above me during the night at the sky I see your eyes as stars as shine above me during the night at the sky I feel I'm lonely here I miss you mom

Access an activity that provides examples of when the rights of children have been denied and what action would be appropriate in order to protect them.

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The project drew on the findings of the Commission’s Ismaﻉ Report, which found that the impact of racial and religious discrimination against Arab and Muslim Australians is most acutely felt by women, especially Muslim women wearing the hijab or other forms of religious dress.

The Ismaع project was advised by a reference group of 17 people, which included representatives from government agencies and religious and community organisations from across Australia.

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Many of my clients (while I was working as a Child and Adolescent Counsellor with STARTTS June 2000 - January 2002) refused to talk about their experiences in Australian Immigration Detention Centres. In addition, several mothers only let me see their children for counselling on the condition that I not raise their Australian Detention experiences as it would distress them too much and they do…

This submission is made by the Social Justice Committee of the Parish Council of the Anglican Parish of West Tamar, Tasmania, on behalf of the members of the Parish.

Changing the definitions describing de facto relationships in relevant federal laws could help end daily discrimination suffered by more than 20,000 same-sex couples in Australia, according to a report by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), tabled in Federal Parliament today.

Media Pack Homepage Statements by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner (Audio Files for Download) Inquiry Commissioner and Assistants Biographies About the Inquiry Inquiry Methodology Terms of Reference Useful Links and Resources

During 2008-09, the Commission received 13 initial requests for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act. The Commission was also asked to conduct an internal review of one of those decisions.

During 2007-08, HREOC received six initial requests for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act. HREOC was also asked to conduct an internal review of one of those decisions.

Initial inquiries about access to Commission documents should be directed to the Freedom of Information Officer by either telephoning (02) 9284 9600 or by writing to:

Improved access to services for people with a disability including captioned movies in major cinemas and improved mobile phone servies for people using hearing aids

HRC Report No. 10 – Report of an inquiry into a complaint of acts or practices inconsistent with or contrary to human rights in an Immigration Detention Centre (2000)