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16 August 2024Child Friendly Template
Our work on issues that affect you
Do you need to know about issues that affect your rights? Look through our easy to read reports below. -
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What to do if I am worried about my rights?
Sometimes things happen that just feel wrong! It could be because someone isn’t playing by the rules when it comes to your rights. -
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What are children's rights?
A right is something that everyone deserves to have, no matter who they are. It's like a special rule that protects you and makes sure you are treated fairly and can live a happy, healthy life. -
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Who is the National Children's Commissioner?
The National Children’s Commissioner’s job is to stand up for your rights, and make sure your voices are heard, all the way from day to day life to parliament. -
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For children and young people
Let’s make sense of what rights are and how we look out for your rights at the Australian Human Rights Commission. -
Technology and Human Rights
2 October 2023Project
HRIA Tool: AI in Banking
Learn more about the Commission's project on using ethical AI in decision-making in the banking industry to protect human rights. -
Technology and Human Rights
4 August 2023Project
Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in Insurance
Learn about the impact of AI on discrimination in insurance. -
Technology and Human Rights
17 May 2023Project
Technical Paper: Addressing Algorithmic Bias in AI
Find out more about the risks of algorithmic bias and how to mitigate the associated human rights harms. -
Disability Rights
7 March 2022Project
Guidelines for the inclusion of people with disability in golf
The Australian Human Rights Commission (Commission), in partnership with Golf Australia, is developing guidelines for the inclusion of people with disability in golf (Guidelines). -
Race Discrimination
27 January 2022Project
International Student Principles
The International Student Principles (‘The Principles’) were developed to address the human rights concerns of international students living in Australia. The development of the Principles began in 2009, following several incidents of racist violence directed at international students. -
Business and Human Rights
16 July 2021Project
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Human Rights Risk Assessment
The Australian Human Rights Commission partnered with FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and the New Zealand Human Rights Commission (NZHRC) to conduct a human rights risk assessment for the FIFA Women's World Cup. -
Race Discrimination
29 March 2021Project
National Anti-Racism Framework
Discover the National Anti-Racism Framework and its goals for a more inclusive society. -
Business and Human Rights
19 March 2021Project
Tackling modern slavery and labour exploitation with the Cleaning Accountability Framework
The Australian Human Rights Commission has partnered with the Cleaning Accountability Framework (CAF) to tackle modern slavery and labour exploitation in the cleaning industry. -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
Roundtable and Joint Civil Society Statement on Business and Human Rights (2016)
In March 2016, the Australian Government announced its intention to undertake a national consultation on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). On 25 May 2016, the Australian Human Rights Commission co-hosted a roundtable with the Human Rights Law Centre on implementing the UNGPs in Australia. The roundtable involved key civil society… -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
Bringing a gender lens to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Learn about bringing a gender lens to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
The Financial Sector: A Key Player in the Prevention of Modern Slavery event (2019)
Explore the role of the financial sector in preventing modern slavery. -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
Director Briefings on responding to the Modern Slavery Act (2019)
Throughout October and November 2019 the Commission, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and KPMG Australia co-hosted a range of panel events for company directors in Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. The event series titled, Directors Briefing: Modern Slavery Reporting – Is your board ready? sought to assist board directors to understand their… -
Business and Human Rights
23 February 2021Project
Supporting business to combat modern slavery
Learn about supporting businesses in combating modern slavery. -
Rights and Freedoms
9 October 2020Project
Australia's Third Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a peer-review dialogue undertaken by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and all 192 Member States of the UN. Every five years, the UPR considers the progress of every country in the realisation of all human rights. It identifies human rights achievements and challenges, with countries making recommendations to the country undergoing review… -
Race Discrimination
19 August 2020Project
Racial Equality Review of Basketball Australia
In an ongoing effort to ensure that basketball is an inclusive sport, Basketball Australia engaged the Australian Human Rights Commission to undertake a Racial Equality Review (the Review) of the sport at a national level. The Commission engaged with current and former national players and their families, coaches, administrators, and Basketball Australia staff through interviews, focus…