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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ACT Celebration of International Human Rights Day
10 December 2014 Mr Chander Khera, ACT ACHRE Committee Member, attended the International Human Rights Day forum organised by the ACT Human Rights Commission in Canberra. The forum was chaired by the ACT Human Rights and Disability Commissioner, Helen Watchir. The main message from the keynote speaker, Leilani Farha, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on …
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Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue debrief
5 December 2014 Mr Chander Khera, Executive Committee Member – ACT attended the Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue debrief by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on 5 December 2014. DFAT welcomed contributions of NGOs to the dialogue and advised that Vietnam continues to make progress towards human rights. Specifically, Vietnam continues to give …
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Message from the Prime Minister for the 5th HRE Conference
27 October 2014 The message from the Hon Tony Abbott MP, Prime Minister of Australia, can be viewed here: Message From the Prime Minister
Rights and Responsibilities 2014
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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Human Rights Commissioner Speaks in Darwin
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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Prof. Joseph Zajda invited to work on the UNESCO project
26 September 2014 Prof Joseph Zajda has been invited to participate in the UNESCO project. For more details, see attached document: UNESCO.pdf
5th International Human Rights Education Conference
26 September 2014 In 2010 the Australian Council for Human Rights Education in association with the University of Western Sydney has initiated a series of international human rights education conferences. I am pleased to inform that the 5th International Conference on Human Rights Education � Advancing UNiversal Human Rights Culture will be held in Washington …
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Talk by Tim Wilson, Commissioner of Human Rights at CDU
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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Consultations with DFAT
28 August 2014 The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) invited ACHRE and other NGOs to a consultation on Human Rights on 28 August 2014. Here is a brief summary of the outcomes: . The Minister for Foreign Affairs is giving priority to the integration of foreign affairs/ trade/and aid; in so doing …
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