“As part of the annual assessment of Australia’s human rights record at the National Press Club in Canberra… I’ll be highlighting steps forward and back on human rights and analysing key opportunities and risks, from rising racism to climate change, from the erosion of truth to the need to build trust in our system of …
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Special Roundtable Discussion on Child Rights and Digital Rights, with Dr Victor Karunan
The Diplomacy Training Program was pleased to host eminent human rights activist Victor Karunan in late April. Victor shared with us “The Youth Charter: Advancing the 2030 Global Development Agenda”, the outcome of a meeting of more than 170 young delegates representing over 45 countries convened in Malaysia for the Future Action Summit in November. Dr …
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Paying Attention to Human Rights Violations of the Amhara People
To mark the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, the Centre for Human Rights Education (CHRE) at Curtin University and the Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) are pleased to host this special online webinar on the human rights situation in …
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34th ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND PEOPLES’ DIPLOMACY TRAINING PROGRAM
Timor-Leste, August 23 – September 6, 2026 – 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 with AIPP, FORUM-ASIA, PIANGO and MFA. Applications close 31 March READ MORE
Nominations open for International Children’s Peace Prize 2026
This year marks the 22nd time the International Children’s Peace Prize will be awarded to a young changemaker who is fighting courageously for children’s rights. Launched by KidsRights during the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, the International Children’s Peace Prize is presented every year by a Nobel Peace Laureate. For an overview of …
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Rotary Club Sydney ‘Peace’ Lunch
ACHRE Executive David Hirsch invites us to hear from guest speakers Grace Stanhope and Tamkin Hakin, recent Rotary Peace Scholars supported by Sydney Rotary. For more details please register here: HERE.
Annual Day on the Rights of the Child – Geneva Switzerland
“In 2024, 473 million children were living in places affected by war… That is almost one out of every six children in the world.” Full powerpoint to be uploaded on ACHRE website.
International Women’s Day
ACHRE Executive Dr. Linda Briskman and Sydney Peace Foundation Executive Dr. Jane Fulton attending a community Iftar dinner in Western Sydney for newly arrived Palestinian families. Photo Credit M. Fulton
Hungerford Award for Literature book launch
ACHRE Executive Dr. Yirga Woldeyes, Director of the Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University Boorloo (Perth), awarded the prize for his manuscript The Trials of Hope.
ACHRE donates book to Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University signed by Thomas Mayo.
The Walyalup Oration is a centrepiece of an annual Truth-telling and Focus First Nation Films Program. In The Walyalup Oration leading thinkers such in the fields of Indigenous/colonial relations such as Thomas Mayo offer their insights into creating a fairer, (re)conciled and more prosperous futures for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Photo Credit L. Blanchard