28 February 2018 Australian Council for Human Rights Education has provided its 2017 Annual Report to His Excellency General The Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and Patron-in-Chief of the AHREC. ACHRE congratulated Governor General on his address to the UN Human Rights Council this week and invited …
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2018 DFAT-NGO Forum on Human Rights
8 February 2018 On 8 February 2018 Dr Sev Ozdowski AM, President, ACHRE, attended the DFAT-NGO Forum on Human Rights held in Canberra. The Forum was opened by Justin Lee, new First Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Division, DFAT, with Frances Adamson, Secretary, DFAT, delivering Welcoming Remarks and the Hon Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, …
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TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; UN.OHCHR PARTNERSHIP WITH MICROSOFT in 2017
22 January 2018 The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has signed a landmark five-year partnership with Microsoft. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will provide a grant of USD 5 million to support the work of the OHCHR. This represents an unprecedented level of support from a private sector organization. …
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2nd National Advancing Community Cohesion Conference Report
11 January 2018 I am pleased to enclose the Report on the 2nd National Advancing Community Cohesion Conference which Western Sydney University hosted from 20-22 November 2017. The conference, co-sponsored by Australian Council for Human Rights Education, was a great success. It was attended by some 300 participants from federal, state and local government departments …
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7th IHREC, Chile 2016 – Publication of Papers
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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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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