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11 December 2014 Jeswynn Yogaratnam, Member of the national Executive of ACHRE and President of ACHRE NT Chapter won The Fitzgerald Diversity Award for his diverse involvement in NT community, asylum seeker, indigenous and LGBTI human rights. The award was accepted by an ex-asylum seeker, Vino Das, in absentia because Jes was attending the 5th …
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26 October 2014   Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson, is conducting a national consultation about how effectively we protect people’s human rights and freedoms in Australia. Consultations will be held across Australia between October and December 2014. The purpose of the consultation is to identify: . ‘how well rights and freedoms are protected in …
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9 October 2014   On Wednesday, 24th September 2014 the NT Council for Human Rights Education together with the Charles Darwin University School of Law organised a public lecture with Mr Tim Wilson, Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission, and entitled ‘Rights & Responsibilities’. The lecture was held at Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus …
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26 September 2014 Prof Joseph Zajda has been invited to participate in the UNESCO project. For more details, see attached document: UNESCO.pdf

24 September 2014   The Charles Darwin University School of Law together with the NT Council for Human Rights Education will be hosting a talk by the Commissioner of Human Rights, Tim Wilson. Details of the public lecture: Topic: ‘Rights & Responsibilities’ www.humanrights.gov.au/rights2014 Date: Wednesday, 24th September 2014 Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm Venue: Red 6.1.01, …
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18 July 2014   Dear Michael We have learnt with sorrow that on board Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 there were many researchers and advocates travelling to an international conference on combating AIDS/HIV in Melbourne. I have also learnt that among those confirmed dead was Dutch HIV researcher Dr Joep Lange who, as I understand, was …
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24 June 2014 The Centre for Human Rights Education funded by ACHRE in 2007 has closed following a review of its viability in 2011 and its education offerings were incorporated into the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, The School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, after investigating the feasibility of the courses on …
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18 June 2014   MEASURING PEACE, RISK AND RESILIENCE It’s all systems go here at the Institute for Economics and Peace as we gear up to launch the 2014 Global Peace Index on the 18th of June. This year the Global Peace Index report will focus on identifying countries most at risk of instability and …
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14 May 2014 His excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) has accepted the invitation of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) to become Patron-in-Chief of our organisation. His Excellency advised that “he sees the work of ACHRE as complementary to his responsibilities as Governor-General and to themes of personal …
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