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Nominations are now open for the NT Human Rights Award. The Northern Territory Human Rights Awards celebrate notable activities in the Northern Territory or by Territorians, which advance human rights. The 2019 Awards will recognise both individuals and organisations in each of the Award categories. Activities recognised by the Awards include: Nominations close 5 November, and …
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On 18th November 2024, join the annual public Lecture and Award Ceremony to honour this year’s Peace Prize recipient, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Special School Group Bookings available: https://sydneypeacefoundation.org.au This year, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (the Movement) has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Sydney …
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On the 17th October, the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia released the following report titled An Anti-racism framework: The perspectives of multicultural Australia – https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/race-discrimination/publications/anti-racism-framework-perspectives-multicultural  The report documents findings from consultations with more than 1200 people who have experienced racism in Australia and provides five key recommendations stemming from a national anti-racism framework. Two of the recommendations …
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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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Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework

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

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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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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