The Australian Human Rights Commission has released its Position on the draft ‘COVIDSafe App’ Bill after analysing the draft bill to ensure that it includes all necessary protections of human rights.
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Creating spaces for radical pedagogy in higher education.
This paper available at https://doi.prg/10.7577/hrer.3363 tells stories from a higher education study abroad collaboration entitled Investigating Diversity, Human Rights and Civil Society in Japan and Australia. Starting from a pedagogical focus on students’ active learning about human rights, this project has come to value relationship building- between academic institutions, civil society and community groups, and …
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New podcast available
A new podcast on Human Rights Education is available. This includes material from the work Associate Professor Nina Burridge was involved in for the Asia-Europe Foundation. It is available on Sound Cloud, Spotify and the ASEF Facebook page. SoundCloud:https://ow.ly/GQte50z0ztZ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3iBUwOeglkr0R1x0yYHLwD ASEF’s Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/AsiaEuropeFoundation/
The 2020 Close the Gap campaign report
The 2020 Close the Gap Campaign report, again written by the Lowitja Institute sets out a blueprint for change, presenting 14 recommendations for Australian governments that must be urgently implemented to avoid further preventable deaths and protect Indigenous health, wellbeing, culture and Country. The Report has warned that only systemic reform will make up for …
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ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART
ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART VOICE. TREATY. TRUTH. The comprehensive website https://ulurustatement.org/ provides excellent resources to equip people to better understand why and how to work towards Constitutional Reform. First Nations people explain that “We have coexisted as First Nations on this land for at least 60,000 years. Our sovereignty pre-existed the Australian state …
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Australian Human Rights Commission Medal Winner – Rosemary Kayess
Leading disability rights activist Rosemary Kayess has won the prestigious 2019 Human Rights Medal in recognition of her work in international human rights law for people with disability. Ms Kayess, a tireless advocate for equal rights for people with disability in Australia and worldwide, contributed to drafting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of …
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10th International Conference on Human Rights Education
10th International Conference on Human Rights Education 11-12 December 2019, Nepal Human Rights in Academic Excellence, Technology and Artificial Intelligence Register Now The Kathmandu University, in collaboration with Western Sydney University, is proud host of the 10th International Conference on Human Rights Education (ICHRE) titled “Human Rights in Academic Excellence, Technology and Artificial Intelligence”to be held on 10-12 December 2019 …
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Free Online Course on Human Rights – Put the World to Rights!
As the world faces unprecedented times, where many people are especially vulnerable, it is more important than ever to understand how you can protect and promote human rights. And you can do so from the comfort of your home! About the course Through this free online course, you will learn about the underlying principles of human …
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2019-2020 Citizen for Humanity Project – South Australia Youth Conference
As part of the 2019-2020 Citizen for Humanity Project – South Australia, a three day residential Youth Conference will be held between 13-15 March 2020. This conference is open to Years 10-12 students, with space for up to 97 participants. The event is financially accessible to all students via a bursary program. For further details email …
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Poverty Summit 2019 held in South Australia
As part of the Citizen for Humanity Project (CHP) for students and youth in communities across all educational sectors in South Australia, a Poverty Summit was held at the Adelaide Festival Centre. With over 300 students and 20 teachers attending from 24 different schools, this Summit was facilitated by the UN Youth. Aiming to raise …
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