16 August 2016 The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Prime Minister of Australia, has sent a message of support to the organisers of the 7th International Human Rights Education Conference (IHREC) “Addressing the Challenges of the Civil Society” to be held in Santiago, Chile on 12 – 15 December 2016. See PM message here . …
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Citizens for Humanity awarded to Hurlstone Agricultural High School (Year 10 History students)
8 August 2016 On Monday 8 August 2016 I have addressed some 30 Year 10 History students at the Hurlstone Agricultural High School in Glenfield on “Human rights and migration”. The previous week I have had a pleasure to speak with Year 12 Legal Studies Class on “Development of human rights in Australia and the …
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Citizens for Humanity awarded to Hurlstone Agricultural High School (Year 12 Legal Studies students)
25 July 2016 On Monday 25 July 2016 I have addressed Year 12 Legal Studies students at the Hurlstone Agricultural High School in Glenfield on “Development of human rights in Australia and the modern world”. Lovely discussion followed ranging from historical foundations of Australian human rights protection system to current human rights issues including our …
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Pre 13th Australia-Vietnam Dialogue CSO Meeting
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 29 June 2016 Mr Chander Khera of ACHRE attended the above meeting. A large number of interested CSO were also present. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) advised Australia has a burgeoning trade with Vietnam and the country was now Australia’s 14th trading partner. A sizeable …
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Citizens for Humanity awarded to the St Mary’s Senior High School
16 June 2016 This morning the St Mary’s Senior High School has invited me to talk to their senior high school students on “Human rights, asylum seekers, detention”. The School is running a series of talks on a theme: “Festival of Provocative Ideas” to challenge their students with ideas in a range of areas that …
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Advancing Transformative Human Rights Education Report
21 April 2016 The Global Citizenship Commission, convened under the leadership of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to re-examine the spirit and role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), has launched its landmark report “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the 21st Century: A Living Document in a Changing World.” The …
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The Future Peace Summit in Washington DC
20 April 2016 You are invited to join the Institute for Economics and Peace and the Diplomatic Courier Magazine to attend The Future of Peace Summit: Celebrating Ten Years of the Global Peace Index. Marking the 10th edition of the Global Peace Index, this Summit will discuss the major challenges and opportunities for peace in …
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2016 DFAT and NGO Forum on Human Rights
8 February 2016 Human rights continue to face many challenges, Julie Bishop, MP, Foreign Minister of Australia told the 2016 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and NGO forum on Human Rights held in Canberra. These challenges, she said, included endemic conflict in Middle East and east Africa, death penalty and tricky dynamics of the …
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6th International Human Rights Conference: ‘Translating Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms to Today’s World’
17-19 December 2015 I have just returned from the 6th International Human Rights Conference titled ‘Translating Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms to Today’s World’ that was held at the University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, The Netherlands, between 17-19 December 2015. I am pleased to report that the conference was a great success. It was attended by over …
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ACHRE Annual General Meeting
18 November 2015 Today the AGM of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education took place and a new ACHRE Management Committee was elected for 2016. The new management Committee consist of: ACHRE President: – Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM (NSW) 2 Vice Presidents: – Dr Linda-ann Blanchard (WA) – Ms Pera Wells (VIC) Secretary/Public Officer: …
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