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Commission - General
23 October 2019Media ReleaseMedia statement: Use of force in immigration detention
Fourteen complaints about the use of force in immigration detention form the basis for a comprehensive thematic report by the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ tabled in Parliament today. The report considers the practices of handcuffing detainees, use of physical force within centres including arm and elbow locks, operations conducted by the Emergency Response Team (ERT), and the use of… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
23 October 2019Publication
Use of force in immigration detention
The issue of the use of force in immigration detention has been raised in a range of complaints against the Department of Home Affairs received by the Commission. This report deals thematically with 14 complaints. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
22 October 2019Media ReleaseCashless Debit Card Bill ‘not compatible’ with human rights
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has warned that the proposed Cashless Debit Card Bill is not compatible with Australia’s international human rights obligations. In a submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019, the Commission also raises concerns regarding the lack of robust… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
22 October 2019Submission
Senate inquiry into Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019
Explore the Commission's submission to the Senate inquiry in to the Social Security Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition Bill from 2019. -
Commission - General
21 October 2019Publication
Annual Report 2018-2019
This Annual Report sets out the performance of the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in the 2018–19 financial year. -
Legal
15 October 2019SubmissionAustralian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019 (Cth)
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security with respect to its inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Cessation) Bill 2019. -
Sex Discrimination
10 October 2019Project
Indigenous Defence Project
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Rights and Freedoms
10 October 2019VideoDr Michelle Bachelet at the Free + Equal Conference
Watch Dr. Michelle Bachelet's keynote speech at the Free + Equal Conference, discussing human rights and equality. -
Rights and Freedoms
10 October 2019Video
Prof. Rosalind Croucher at Free + Equal Human Rights Conference
Watch Prof. Rosalind Croucher's insightful speech at the Free and Equal Human Rights Conference. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
9 October 2019Media Release
Court finds asylum seekers entitled to fair process
Up to 71 asylum seekers who missed out on making an application for a protection visa were still entitled to a fair assessment of their claims the Full Federal Court has held. The Court accepted submissions from the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ that an internal process established by the Department of Home Affairs should have provided them with procedural fairness. As a result of the … -
Rights and Freedoms
8 October 2019Media Release
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sydney
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Her Excellency Dr Michelle Bachelet AC, is in Sydney today to attend the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Free and Equal; A National Conversation on Human Rights. Dr Bachelet will deliver the keynote address at the conference. Her speech will focus on Australia’s human rights achievements and challenges, as well as our sphere of influence in the…
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