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ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
10 December 2013PublicationºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's Rights Report 2013
The Report examines the key international human rights treaty on children’s rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and its implementation in Australia. Current statistics are used in the report to show how children are faring in Australia. The Report also refers to the outcomes of the Big Banter national listening tour. -
Commission - General
9 December 2013Webpage2013 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners
Human Rights Medal 2013 winner Sister Clare Condon Human Rights Medal Sister Clare CondonSister Clare Condon is the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict. Sister Clare has been with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan for about 40 years. Under her leadership, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan have helped provide emergency housing for women and -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
4 December 2013Submission
Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care
Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse: Issue Paper 4 8 November 2013 Downloads Download in PDF Download in Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendations 3 Outline of children’s rights in the context of children in out-of-home care 4 Data on the… -
Legal
3 December 2013SubmissionChild Safe Institutions
Child Safe Institutions 11 October 2013 AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION RESPONSE TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION INTO INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: ISSUE PAPER 3 Downloads Download PDF Download Word Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Recommendation 3 Outline of children’s rights in the context of ‘child safe organisations’ 4 The essential elements of establishing a ‘child safe -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
28 November 2013Project
National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention - Index
Inquiry publications: Report - The Forgotten ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ: National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention 2014 (2015) ( h ard copies are available from the Commission's offices at Level 3, 175 Pitt Street, Sydney) Summary factsheet - The Forgotten ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ: National Inquiry into ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in Immigration Detention 2014 (July 2015) Tell Me ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ: ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ in immigration detention in Nauru … -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
8 November 2013Project
Refugees with adverse security assessments
The Commission has serious concerns about the situation for people who have been found to be refugees, but who have received adverse security assessments from the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). For information about refugees with adverse security assessments, see the Commission’s fact sheet: Tell Me ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ: Refugees with Adverse Security Assessments. In August 2013… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
8 November 2013Project
Transfer of asylum seekers to third countries
Updated 6 January 2016 In August 2012 the Australian Government introduced a third country processing regime for asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat, without a valid visa. There are many aspects of this regime which may lead to breaches of Australia’s human rights obligations. The third country processing regime Following the release of the report by the Expert Panel on Asylum… -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
8 November 2013Webpage
Index of Commission's work
Explore the Commission's work on asylum seekers and refugees.