30 December 2017 It was rewarding to receive the publication of key papers presented during the 2016 International Conference on Human Rights Education that was held on December 12-15, 2016, at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile (Universidad de Chile). The 2016 IHREC was the first of these Conferences to be held …
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Category:Current Activities
8th ICHRE, Montreal, Canada, 30 Nov – 3 Dec 2017
28 December 2017 The 8th International Conference on Human Rights Education, Bridging our Diversities, was held in Montreal, Canada, from November 30th to December 3rd, 2017. Concordia University provided the venue and graciously hosted the event. The 2017 Conference was co-organized by Dr Sev Ozdowski of Western Sydney University and Australian Council for Human Rights …
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Grant for ACHRE activities
8 December 2017 The Australian Council for Human Rights education has secured a grant under the Grants to Australian Organisations Program (GAOP) to provide educational material on human rights and humanitarian law to school students, community organisations and the general public. See 2017-12-08 AGD Grant
8th International Human Rights Education Conference
30 November 2017 The 8th International Human Rights Education Conference has started today at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada with some 300 participants from over 30 countries. The conference summary program is enclosed. Enclosed are also my remarks delivered at the opening of the Conference. 2017-11-30 SEV OPENING REMARKS – article ICHRE 2017_FINAL_Nov 23, …
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ACHRE Management Committee
13 November 2017 The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education took place on Monday, 13 November 2017. The following office bearers were elected for 2017-18 : Dr Sev Ozdowski, AM, FAICD, President Ms Pera Wells, Vice President Dr Lynda-ann Blanchard, Vice President Mr Nicola Vincenzo Andreacchio, Executive Officer Dr Madeleine …
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Adelaide International Conference
7 September 2017 The Brighton Secondary School students presented their work undertaken under the auspices of ACHRE Citizen for Humanity program at the Council for International Schools (CIS) Adelaide International Conference held on 7 September 2017. The note prepared by the students about their presentation is attached here. The note describes student experiences associated with the presentation …
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Australia Iran Dialogue follow up
17 October 2017 Australia and Iran held the human rights dialogue on 24 August 2017 in Canberra. Following up the the August dialogue a debrief for community human rights organisations was provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra on 17 October 2017. Mr Chander Khera, Member of Executive Committee of ACHRE …
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UN Human Rights Committee to review Australia
18 October 2017 The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of one of the main international human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), is meeting in Geneva from 16 October to 10 November 2017. The Committee will review these countries on the following dates: (18-19 October) Australia, …
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New Article by Associate Professor Prof Nina Burridge
6 October 2017 An article titled Educating teachers about human rights: building a rights based culture in Australian schools by Associate Professor Prof Nina Burridge, Executive Committee Member of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education has now been published on Taylor & Francis Online and is in the latest issue of Asia-Pacific Journal of …
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Nominate to increase diversity in awards in the Order of Australia
1 October 2017 His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), Governor-General of Australia has written to Dr Sev Ozdowski AM, President, Australian Council for Human Rights Education to ask the Council to engage with members and broader public to encourage the nomination of women and other under-represented groups within the Australian …
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