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Submission to the United
Nations Human Rights Committee

The Commission has
made a submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee on Australia's
periodic reports under the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights.

The Submission highlights
concerns with Australia's implementation of the treaty in relations to
Indigenous issues (native title, heritage and deaths in custody), mandatory
sentencing, detention of unauthorised arrivals and sex discrimination.

The Submissions
are available for download in both PDF
and Word
formats below.

1. Native
   Title
   
   PDF
   Format (137K) or Word
   Format (72K)
   
   
   
   
2. Heritage
   Protection
   
   PDF
   Format (58K) or Word
   Format (27K)
   
   
   
   
3. Indigenous
   Disadvantage and Self-determination
   
   PDF
   Format (88K) or Word
   Format (47K)
   
   
   
   
4. Indigenous
   People in Custody
   
   PDF
   Format (34K) or Word
   Format (16K)
   
   
   
   
5. Mandatory
   Sentencing Laws in the Northern Territory and Western Australia
   
   
   PDF
   Format (87K) or Word
   Format (47K)
   
   
   
   
6. The
   National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres
   Strait Islander ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ and Their Families, Bringing Them
   Home
   
   PDF
   Format (42K) or Word
   Format (21K)
   
   
   
   
7. Detention
   of Unauthorised Arrivals
   
   PDF
   Format (53K) or Word
   Format (27K)
   
   
   
   
8. Sex Discrimination
   and Equality
   
   PDF
   Format (93K) or Word
   Format (53K)

Last updated 2 December 2001.