12th-23rd August in Timor-Leste, at the invitation of President José Ramos-Horta and in partnership with Global Campus of Human Rights, Justice System Monitoring Project and Human Rights Centre, UNTL – AIPP, FORUM-ASIA, PIANGO and MFA. Twenty-eight human rights defenders from 14 different countries participated in this two-week intensive residential program of learning, sharing and skills …
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The Sixth International Conference on Human Rights and Peace & Conflict in Southeast Asia: Peace and Human Rights in the Context of Contemporary Global Crises.
On 13th– 14th August 2024, after a six-year hiatus, the 6th International Conference was held in Penang, Malaysia. In partnership with the Research and Education for Peace at Universiti Sains Malaysia (REPUSM), the theme for this year is “Peace and Human Rights in the Context of Contemporary Global Crises”. It is supported by the Strengthening …
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(REPORT) Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework
Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework
The Australian Human Rights Institute’s Global Student Fellowship Program
The Australian Human Rights Institute’s Global Student Fellowship Program enables UNSW students from any faculty to undertake a fellowship with a leading international development or human rights-based organisation. The fellowship provides students with experience in building a career pathway into human rights and development, and to grow their network. Key dates 2024/25
Mandela Day 2024
ACHRE member Dr Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes chaired a vital Curtin University panel that commemorated Mandela Day. The panellists included notable African Australian figures including Hon. Ayor Makur Chuot MLC, Member for North Metropolitan Region, Parliament of Western Australia; Mr Noël Zihabamwe, Founder and Chairman, African Australian Advocacy Centre; Ms Pearl Proud MAICD, Council Member, Edith …
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PODCAST | The call for a Human Rights Act in Australia
Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, Professor Justine Nolan, chats to The Daily Aus podcast about what a Human Rights Act could mean for the country. Australia is currently the only Western democracy without a national human rights act. Last week, a parliamentary committee recommended to the Federal Government that this change. It could mark …
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Investigating Diversity, Human Rights and Civil Society
February 25- March 11, 2024. The Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) has been a collaborative partner in the project Investigating Diversity, Human Rights and Civil Society in Japan and Australia for the past ten years following pilot funding from the Australia-Japan Foundation. Our international partner is Chuo University Japan and students travel from …
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Mandaang Guwu – that’s Wiradjuri for thank you
Thank you Australian Council For Human Rights Education for your support of Gawura. We all know that access to a quality,, supportive education can transform lives All donated funds directly go towards educational support, activities and outcomes for our Gawura students. Thank you for believing in the power of education. www.linkedin.com/company/gawura-school www.instagram.com/gawura_school www..facebook.com/gawura.sacs
ACHRE: The Australian Council for Human Rights Education is a supporter of the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full and supports the ‘yes’ vote for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to be enshrined in the Constitution of Australia.
Referendum date October 14th, 2023. History in the Making: vote ‘yes’ for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to be enshrined in the Constitution of Australia. ACHRE would like to pay our respects to the First Nations peoples across Australia and acknowledge that this land was never ceded. Educational Resources:
Conversations in Peace Volume 2, 2012-2022
Conversations in Peace Volume 2, 2012-2022 Volume 2 comprises 2012-2022 Peace Prize lectures from Sekai Holland, Cynthia Maung, Julian Burnside, George Gittoes, Naomi Klein, Black Lives Matter, Joseph Stiglitz, Me too Movement, The Uluru Statement from the Heart.Edited by Lynda-ann Blanchard & Jane Fulton, University of Sydney 2023 (https://events.humanitix.com/book-launch-conversations-in-peace-volume-2)