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24 November 2023PublicationMr Anees v Commonwealth (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Report into a failure to treat a person deprived of their liberty with humanity and respect for their inherent dignity -
22 November 2023Webpage
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 75 Years On
A video series commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that hears from a diverse group of Australians about what human rights means to them and where the nation still needs to improve. Disability rights, Indigenous, children's, women's, LGBTQIA+ rights, and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers are all featured. -
ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վs Rights
20 November 2023Publication
Scoping project for National Child and Family Investment Strategy
In this report, the National ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s Commissioner makes 18 recommendations about how the National Child and Family Investment Strategy should work. -
Rights and Freedoms
17 November 2023SubmissionCurrent Issues in Prison Management
Learn more about the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ's summary of issues in Australian adult corrections and youth detention. -
Legal
15 November 2023Publication
Mr JC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Mr JC v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) [2023] AusHRC 153 Report into arbitrary detention ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ 2023 -
Legal
10 November 2023Publication
Mr VA v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2023)
Human Rights complaint report, immigration detention, arbitrary detention, safe place of detention, ICCPR -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
9 November 2023Media ReleaseCommission commends High Court ruling on indefinite immigration detention
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has welcomed yesterday’s High Court ruling which determined that Australia’s system of indefinite immigration detention is unlawful. The landmark decision overturns almost two decades of the practice by Australian authorities in finding it is unlawful to hold a person in immigration detention when there is no real prospect of them being removed from… -
Commission - General
9 November 2023Media ReleaseAttorney-General to deliver 2023 Human Rights Day Oration
Commonwealth Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP will deliver this year’s Human Rights Day Oration at the 2023 Australian Human Rights Awards in Sydney on 8 December. The Attorney-General will join 21 Awards finalists and up to 600 guests to honour some of Australia’s leading human rights heroes and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the -
Commission - General
6 November 2023Media Release
Commission welcomes A-status re-accreditation from international standards body
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has welcomed its re-accreditation as an A-status National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), the international NHRI standards body. GANHRI conducts reviews of its members every five years to determine if they operate in accordance with the UN Principles on National Institutions … -
International
2 November 2023News story
Engaging with the international human rights system
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ has recently hosted visits from two UN Special Rapporteurs: the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change. Special Rapporteurs are independent human rights experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate, report on and make…