15 June 2015 The NT Council for Human Rights Education participated in the Great Debate on ‘tough love’ and youth crime. See attached document: ACHRE-The Great Debate
Supporter Agreement with AHRC “Racism. It Stops with me.” Campaign
8 June 2015 The Australian Council for Human Rights Education has agreed to renew its agreement with the Australian Human Rights Commission to support the “RACISM. IT STOPS WITH ME.” campaign at least until 2018. The ACHRE has initially endorsed the campaign in 2013 for the period of two years. The ACHRE looks forward to …
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Fourth Australia Human Rights Dialogue Debrief
27 March 2015 Mr Chander Khera of ACHRE attended on 27 March 2015 a NGO debriefing by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the Fourth Australia-Laos Human Rights Dialogue. The dialogue was held on 5 March 2015. It was preceded by a study group that met a number of government and civil society …
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6th International Human Rights Education Conference, Middelburg, the Netherlands 16-18 December 2015
14 May 2015 After the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos in Santiago de Chile withdrew as the host of 6th International Human Rights Education Conference (IHREC) in December 2015, I wrote to the international human rights education network to seek seeking a new host. I received a number of proposals including from …
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Summary of NGOs and Civil Society Consultations
8 May 2015 Mr Chander Khera attended the NGOs and Civil Society consultations with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on 8 May 2015. The consultations were to provide feedback on draft CERD and ICERTS reports. In addition to ACHRE, other NGOs and the Australian government departments other than DFAT that were present …
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Citizens for Humanity awarded to the Kincoppal Rose Bay School
9 March 2015 Dr Sev Ozdowski, President, Australian Council for Human Rights Education Inc. presented the Citizens for Humanity certificate to Year 6 students of the Kincoppal Rose Bay students for pledging “to respect, uphold and promote the ideals and principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to work for fundamental freedoms for …
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Fourth Australia-Laos Human Rights Dialogue, NGO Consultations
13 February 2015 Mr Chander Khera attended Australia-Laos Human Rights Dialogue, NGO Consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on 13 February 2015. Australia is one of two dialogue partners with Laos. DFAT advised that the fourth dialogue with Laos is scheduled for 5 March 2015 in Australia. A Laotian human rights …
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News Release: UN Human Rights Office Launches Online Database of Treaty Body Case Law
11 February 2015 The UN Human Rights Office has launched a major public online database, https://juris.ohchr.org , that contains all case law issued by the UN human rights expert committees, the Treaty Bodies. “The database is designed to be a key reference tool for scholars, lawyers, civil society organisations, governments and civil servants, our UN …
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ACHRE Supports National Inquiry into Violence against PWD
25 December 2014 ACHRE has joined a coalition of national peak organisations of and for people with disability in Australia to request Prime Minister’s leadership and action to establish an independent National Inquiry into violence and abuse perpetrated against people with disability in institutional and residential settings in Australia. The evidence suggests that violence and …
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Australian Multicultural Council Announcements
15 December 2014 Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, President of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education, has been appointed Chair of the Australian Multicultural Council by the Australian Government. The announcement was recently made by the Minister for Social Services, Kevin Andrews, and Parliamentary Secretary, Concetta Fierravanti-Wells. The Council’s role is to advise the …
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