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    14 December 2012Book page
Social Justice Report 2004 : Chapter 2 : Walking with the Women - Addressing the needs of Indigenous women exiting prison
Social Justice Report 2004 Chapter 2 : Walking with the Women - Addressing the needs of Indigenous women exiting prison back to contents Introduction Pre and post-release programs for Indigenous women exiting prison An overview of Indigenous women in corrections Intersectional discrimination - Addressing the distinct experiences of Indigenous women Post-release programs for Indigenous women … - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
HREOC Social Justice Report 2002: Indigenous women and corrections - A Landscape of Risk
Social Justice Report 2002\ back to contents Chapter 5: Indigenous women and corrections - A Landscape of Risk A statistical overview of Indigenous women in corrections a) Rates of incarceration of Indigenous women b) Recidivism rates among Indigenous women c) Types of crime committed by Indigenous women d) Over-policing e) Sentencing patterns for Indigenous women f) Characteristics of… - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Prisoners as Citizens:
The Commission convened a workshop in Sydney on 27 November 2000 on this topic. It was attended by more than 120 participants. The workshop was addressed by two keynote speakers: Dr William Jonas AM, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, and Baroness Vivien Stern from the International Centre for Prison Studie at King's College London who travelled to Australia as… - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People With Mental Illness
The Report of the National Inquiry into the Human Rights of People with Mental Illness was tabled in Parliament and publicly released on 20 October, 1993. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
The Human Rights of Rural Australians
Human rights are universal. This means they apply to all people wherever they live and whatever their circumstances. People living in rural areas have an equal entitlement to human rights as those people who live in urban areas. However, for rural Australians, the full enjoyment of their human rights can sometimes be problematic. The reasons for this are many and varied. They include issues of… - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Bush Talks (1999)
Bush Talks was endorsed by Mrs Margaret Smith (National President of the Country Women's Association); Mr Gatjil Djerrkura (Chair of ATSIC); Mr David Dunn (National President of Australian Rural Youth) and Dr Wendy Craik (Executive Director of the National Farmers' Federation). - 
  
    Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Project
    Rural and Remote Education Inquiry
Rural and Remote Education Inquiry The National Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education was initiated by the Commission in February 1999. The 1998 Bush Talks consultations on the human rights concerns of regional, rural and remote Australians had revealed that access to education of an appropriate standard and quality was a significant concern in rural and remote areas. In this section you… - 
  
    Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Project
    Bush Talks: Rural Health
In 1998 and 1999 the Commission (then known as HREOC) visited regional, rural and remote areas in every State and the Northern Territory as part of the Bush Talks consultations. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Timeline of Major International Human Rights Treaties
back to Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary pages Timeline of Major International Human Rights Treaties 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Universal Declaration) The Universal Declaration was the first detailed expression of the basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. 1948 Genocide Convention The Convention on the Prevention and - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Summary of Observations following the Inspection of Mainland Immigration Detention Facilities (2006)
The following notes are a brief summary of the observations made by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s (HREOC) President, Human Rights Commissioner and staff. HREOC emphasises that these summary notes and recommendations are based solely on what we personally observed and heard from staff and detainees during our visits. - 
  
    Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Publication
Rights of Passage(2005)
Visiting schools, youth centres and other organisations, the project sought to listen to the views of young Australians – the issues that concern them, their understanding of rights and responsibilities and their ability to participate in decision making in their schools and communities. - 
  
    Rights and Freedoms14 December 2012Publication
Norfolk Island's Immigration Act and human rights
During 1997-98, in response to four complaints, the Commission conducted an inquiry into Norfolk Island's Immigration Act 1980. Norfolk Island is a territory of the Commonwealth and the only inhabited external territory not covered by the Commonwealth's Migration Act 1958. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
DIAC Response to the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ’s 2009 Immigration Detention and Offshore Processing on Christmas Island Report
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ (the Commission) report on Immigration detention and offshore processing on Christmas Island following its visit to Christmas Island in July 2009. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Human rights - what do I need to know? (2008)
All Australians have human rights. Human rights are universal: they are for everyone, everywhere, everyday. Human rights are based on values such as freedom, equality and dignity and seek to protect our quality of life. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
AFMA response letter
Mr Graeme Innes AM Human Rights Commissioner and Disability Discrimination Commissioner ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ GPO Box 5218 SYDNEY NSW 2001 - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001
A Report on Visits to Immigration Detention Facilities by the Human Rights Commissioner 2001 Contents Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Background to this report 1.2 Compliance with human rights obligations 1.3 Conduct of visits 1.4 Overview of immigration detention facilities 1.5 Response by Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs 2. Positive initiatives and developments… - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Background paper: Immigration detention and visa cancellation under section 501 of the Migration Act (2010)
Under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Migration Act), a non-citizen’s visa may be cancelled if they do not satisfy the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (the Minister) or the Minister’s delegate that they pass the ‘character test’. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Immigration Detention Centre Guidelines (2000)
Released in March 2000, the Immigration Detention Guidelines are based on relevant international standards which set out minimum requirements for the treatment and conditions of detained persons. - 
  
    14 December 2012Book page
Those who've come across the seas: Detention of unauthorised arrivals (1998)
HREOC’s report, tabled in federal Parliament on 12 May 1998, deals with the policy of mandatory detention of most unauthorised arrivals and the conditions of detention for those detained. The report had its origins in the many complaints received by HREOC from, or on behalf of, people in immigration detention centres. - 
  
    Legal14 December 2012Webpage
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2011
Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Detention Reform and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2011 ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs 23 June 2011 Download in PDF [306KB] Download Word [270KB] Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Summary 4 Recommendations 5 Mandatory detention 6 Prolonged, indefinite and… 
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