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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Jeswynn Yogaratnam wins the Inaugural NT The Fitzgerald Diversity Award
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