8 April 2019 Dr Paul Hine, ACHRE President attended the 2019 DFAT-NGO Forum on Human Rights in Canberra on 6 February 2019. This year’s Forum brought together over 100 civil society representatives and experts from across DFAT to discuss how Australia can engage, bilaterally and multilaterally, to address international human rights challenges. In addition to …
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Citizen for Humanity Certificate for Hurlstone Agricultural High School
26 March 2019 It was great to have an opportunity to address a year 11 Legal Studies class at the Hurlstone Agricultural High School about human rights issues in the contemporary world and about Australian multiculturalism on 26th of March. The lively and well-informed discussion followed. To acknowledge their excellence in human rights, it was …
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Tracking progress: SDG16 & SDG16+
25 March 2019 Available for download now, this report represents the third in a series of yearly reports produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace covering SDG16, which measures peace, justice and strong institutions. Focusing on SDG16+ this report investigates currently available data, and alternative sources for use as proxies to track progress toward …
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The Queensland Human Rights Act Passed
27 February 2019 Today we are celebrating a significant win for human rights – the Queensland Human Rights Act passed through parliament. This means that 23 vital human rights including freedom of association and freedom of expression, the right to education and the right to humane treatment in detention, will be better protected in Queensland law. The Queensland Human Rights …
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Publication of Papers from 9th ICHRE
23 January 2019 Professor Audrey Osler, Editor-in-Chief Human Rights Education Review www.humanrer.org and Professor Sev Ozdowski plan to publish a special edition of HRER featuring some of the best papers from the International Conference on Human Rights Education in Sydney in December 2018. If you presented a paper at this conference and would like it …
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9th International Conference on Human Rights Education Report
12 December 2018 I am writing to inform you about the outcome of the 9th International Conference on Human Rights Education (9th ICHRE) held in Parramatta on 26-29 November 2018, and to thank you for your support for the international human rights education movement. This year’s conference theme Unleashing the Full Potential of Civil Society …
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International Human Rights Day
10 December 2018 Today we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the adoption bythe UN General Assembly of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); a document which set out a new direction for humanity. The Declaration was a visionary document; a triumph of hope and optimism. It was the first global statement of universal human …
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New ACHRE Committee of Management
21 November 2018 The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education took place on Monday 21 November 2018 at 4.30 pm Sydney time. Minutes of last AGM meeting held on 24 November 2017 were approved and reports from office-bearers received and approved. The new Committee of Management was elected and includes: …
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9th ICHRE – final press release
7 November 2018 See below the final press release for the incoming 9th International Conference on Human Rights Education. Press Release
Newsletter: Positive Peace Report 2018
3 November 2018 Attached is the Newsletter, Positive Peace Report 2018