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https://www.un.org/en/observances/nuclear-weapons-elimination-day Why mark International Days? International days and weeks are occasions to educate the public on issues of human rights concern, to mobilise political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. The existence of international days predates the establishment of the United Nations, but the UN has …
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This year, former Socceroo and human rights advocate Craig Foster AM delivered Curtin University’s 10th Annual Human Rights Lecture, urging audiences to consider humanity’s place amid war, inequality, technology and economics. ACHRE member and Director of Curtin University’s Centre for Human Rights Education (CHRE), Associate Professor Yirga Woldeyes said: “As conflict, economic uncertainty and the …
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Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) partnered with ACHRE to deliver a ½ day training workshop. In Melbourne, the RIAA team came together for a workshop that encouraged us to explore, discuss and challenge our thinking on a range of human rights topics. In this interactive session, we explored the foundations of international human rights frameworks, …
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ACHRE member Ms. Mai Ni Pham was honoured to visit EBC Dom Baumeta Sucoliurai, a mountain school in Timor-Leste, as part of the ASEAN-Australia BRIDGE Program from July 3-10.  Throughout the week, I observed a range of engaging PE volleyball, English, and Science lessons from primary to Year 10. At times, I made the journey …
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“As we celebrate NAIDOC Week, I wanted to share the Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission’s recent submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs’ Inquiry into Racism, Hate and Violence against First Nations People, titled Making Racism Invisible.”  Jeswynn Yogaratnam, NT Anti-Discrimination Commission and ACHRE Advisor. …The submission explores how racism …
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This year’s NAIDOC theme is ‘Fifty Years of Deadly.’ The milestone recognises two significant developments five decades ago: In 1974, the NAIDOC committee was composed entirely of Aboriginal members for the first time, and the following year, the event was expanded from a day to a full week, from the first to second Sunday in …
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On Friday 3 July at Admiralty House in Kirribilli, the Governor General of Australia and ACHRE Patron Her Excellency Samantha Mostyn, was inducted as an honorary member of Rotary Club of Sydney. During the ceremony the inductee was recognised for her commitment to community service and leadership. The event acknowledged her role as Patron of Rotary Australia World Community …
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2026 NAIDOC Week Webinar  Monday July 6th 2-3pm (Australian Central time) Invitation to Join this significant webinar: to honour NAIDOC…. don’t miss it!! Register via QR code on the attached poster! ACHRE-CHRE-AIATSIS collaboration!!

Australian community leader Bob Brown will be awarded the Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal on 24th July 2026 at the State Library of NSW, where he will deliver a keynote address on his lifelong conviction challenging powerful institutions and fighting environmental destruction. The Gold Medal for Human Rights will be awarded “for a lifelong commitment to …
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Australian lawyer Jennifer Robinson has been announced as the 2026 Sydney Peace Prize recipient Prize “for her commitment to international law and her dedication to upholding and promoting human rights, free speech, press freedom, and gender and climate justice”. In announcing the award the City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said “Jennifer Robinson’s fearless …
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