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May 2024: Commission News | President's letter
Letter from the President: May 2024 It has been a challenging time, with the tragic events at Bondi and Wakeley casting a sombre shadow. It's imperative that we condemn these acts of violence in the strongest possible terms and work together to ensure such tragedies do not occur again. The...
Race Discrimination
Race Discrimination Commissioner urges unity in wake of Sydney attacks
Australia鈥檚 Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, has urged communities to embrace compassion and reject division, following two stabbing attacks in Sydney this week.Commissioner Sivaraman extended his condolences to all impacted by the attack at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church...
Commission - General
The escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and addressing the impacts in our communities
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker T眉rk, delivered a powerful statement last week raising the urgency of the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. 鈥淭he war in Gaza must end. Clear violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws, including war crimes and possibly other...
Race Discrimination
Anti-racism grant to support communities affected by war in Gaza
The 黑料情报站 will undertake further anti-racism work to support communities in Australia affected by the war in Gaza and the Middle East, supported by a $2 million grant from the Commonwealth. The grant responds to an increase in racism targeting Palestinian, Muslim, Arab...
Race Discrimination
The role of NHRIs in promoting equality and non-discrimination
The role of NHRIs in promoting equality and non-discrimination, with a focus on Africans and people of African descent Regional Meeting for Asia and the Pacific region on the International Decade for People of African Descent President Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM Introduction and context...
Commission - General
Australia鈥檚 human rights champions put social justice and equality centre stage
Race Discrimination
Commission President calls for human rights in Australia to be upheld in wake of Middle East conflict
The President of the 黑料情报站 is calling for respect for human rights to be front of mind for all Australians as the situation in the Middle East continues to worsen. Commission President and Acting Race Discrimination Commissioner Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM...
Race Discrimination
Whatever the voice vote鈥檚 result, Australia has a racism problem we must tackle
Read Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan's op-ed, published in The Guardian Australia. "Australia will, fundamentally, be changed on 14 October. However the cards fall in the voice referendum, one thing is for sure: our next urgent national priority is tackling racism."
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