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16 May 2013Webpage
Submissions raising ICCPR Article 7
Manus Island Regional Processing Centre Proposal (April 2013) Examination of the Migration (Regional Processing) package of legislation - January 2013Human rights discussed: ICCPR Articles 2.1, 2.2, 7, 9.1, 9.4, 14, 17, 23, 26; ICESCR Articles 6, 11; CRC Articles 2, 3.1, 8.1, 10.1, 20, 22,37.b; CAT Articles 3, 16 Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill… -
Rights and Freedoms
16 May 2013WebpageCommission reports raising ICCPR Article 7 issues
No. 46: Yousefi family v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Citizenship) (2011)Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment; detention disproportionate to Commonwealth’s objectives; best interests of child and right to care and protection; access to health care and educationHuman rights considered: ICCPR Articles 7, 9, 10; CRC Articles 3.1, 3.2, 24.1, 28.1, 37(a), 37(c) No. 35… -
16 May 2013Project
Supporting participation in key international forums
The Commission welcomes proposals for funding to support the participation of people with disability and organisations representing people with disability to attend key international forums on human rights -
Commission - General
15 May 2013Webpage5th ICCPR report and concluding observations
The Human Rights Committee considered Australia's 5th Periodic Report under the ICCPR (link to PDF file) in 2009. The Committee's concluding observations are summarised below. The full text is available from the Attorney-General's Department Treaty Reporting Page (Word) or PDF and from the Committee website. Reporting process The Committee considered that Australia's experiment with a more… -
14 May 2013Webpage
RightsTalk: Anne Summers biography
Back to RightsTalk Dr Anne Summers AO is a best-selling author, journalist and thought-leader with a long career in politics, the media, business and the non-government sector in Australia, Europe and the United States. She is author of several books, including the classic Damned Whores and God’s Police, first published in 1975, Ducks on the Pond, her autobiography in 1999, The End of… -
Rights and Freedoms
13 May 2013Webpage
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework Key points After an inquiry lasting more than a year, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (PJCHR) delivered its report to parliament last week on reforming Australia’s national human rights framework. The report sets out 17 recommendations, including that the government introduce legislation to establish an Australian Human Rights… -
Rights and Freedoms
13 May 2013Webpage
Scrutiny by human rights treaty bodies
Each of the main human rights treaties requires parties to submit regular reports to a specialist Committee on their implementation of their obligations. These Committees are composed of independent experts elected by the parties to the treaty. A number of eminent Australian experts have served on these Committees, including Professor Ivan Shearer (Member, Human RIghts Committee) Professor… -
Disability Rights
10 May 2013Project
Access to justice in the criminal justice system for people with disability
Synopsis The Report focuses on people with disabilities who need communication supports or who have complex and multiple support needs and who have come in contact with the criminal justice system. Negative assumptions and attitudes, coupled with a lack of support services and minimal provision of adjustments, often means that people with disabilities are viewed as not credible, not capable… -
Rights and Freedoms
5 May 2013Webpage
1981-86 Human Rights Commission: discussion papers
Australia's first federal Human Rights Commission was established by the Fraser Government under the Human Rights Commission Act 1981. This Act included a sunset clause (section 36) under which the first Commission ceased operation in mid 1986. The first Commission was replaced by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (now renamed as the ºÚÁÏÇ鱨վ) in… -
Rights and Freedoms
4 May 2013Webpage
1981-86 Human Rights Commission: Reports
Explore reports from the Human Rights Commission covering 1981-1986.