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28 January 2021Webpage
Free eLearning courses
Learn how to promote human rights in this eLearning course, which provides an overview of human rights, from their history to the current challenges. -
28 January 2021Webpage
Our approach
Read about the Commission's expertise in human rights education and training. The courses convert human rights principles and laws into effective practice. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
27 January 2021Opinion pieceCan January 26 ever be the day that all Australians unite and rejoice in our sense of collective belonging?
OPINION: I want to celebrate being Australian and I want to celebrate our remarkable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander civilisation. But every year I brace myself for the 26th knowing that it is not the day we can do this. -
Rights and Freedoms
20 January 2021Webpage
International engagement
The ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ is the accredited national human rights institution (NHRI) for Australia. The Commission has a role engaging with UN human rights mechanisms, to promote and protect human rights both in Australia and within the international human rights arena. This section contains information on the Commission's bilateral and multilateral engagement with: UN human… -
20 January 2021Webpage
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Process
Understand the Universal Periodic Review process for human rights in Australia. -
19 January 2021Webpage
An introduction to United Nations human rights frameworks
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Disability Rights
11 January 2021WebpageAction plans and action plan guides
Registered Disability Discrimination Act action plans are available through our online register, including over 500 plans available for viewing on line or download, together with implementation reports in many cases. -
Rights and Freedoms
24 December 2020Publication
LF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) (2020)
Read about the case of LF v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs) 2020. -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
16 December 2020Opinion piece
We have failed to recognise the contributions of First Nations women and girls
Our voices heard and understood. Our lives and expertise recognised. Our actions counted and invested in as critical to the health and wellbeing of society. These are the powerful and determined calls of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls in Australia today. They are set-out and responded to in the Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices): Securing our Rights, Securing our… -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
16 December 2020Speech
BROOME LAUNCH Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women's Voices) Report
BROOME LAUNCH Wiyi Yani U Thangani (Women’s Voices )— Securing Our Rights, Securing Our Future 2020 Report Monday, 14 December 2020 Goolarri Media Enterprises, Broome I acknowledge the beautiful lands of the Yawuru people that we gather on—I pay my respects to your ancestors, and your elders of today and those emerging. I also acknowledge all the language groups and many nations of the…