17 February 2014 On Monday the Hon Michael Kirby, Patron of ACHRE and Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has released a 400-page set of linked reports and supporting documents, based on first-hand testimony from victims and witnesses. The UN Commission of Inquiry on human …
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Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow Award for ACHRE President
17 February 2014 On Monday 17 February Rotary International has celebrated its 109th Anniversary by presenting unsung heroes in the community with Paul Harris Recognitions. On that night Dr Sev Ozdowski, President, ACHRE was the recipient at the Rotary International Sydney CBD Branch meeting of the Paul Harris Award for “Humanitarian Service to Society”. The …
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The Right to Education Project launches a new website
15 February 2014 The Right to Education Project has launched a new user-friendly website containing information on: education as a right; a list of international instruments that guarantee the right to education; guidance on looking at the implementation of the right to education at national level; important right to education issues, and tools for using …
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Submission to the National School Curriculum Review
14 February 2014 The National Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) has drafted a submission to the he National School Curriculum Review that was announced by Minister for Education The Hon. Christopher Pyne in January 2014. The Inquiry conducted under the leadership of Dr Kevin Donnelly and Professor Ken Wiltshire. The ACHRE submission is …
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Children given right to bring complaints before UN Committee
12 February 2014 The Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) welcomes establishment of a new complaints mechanism under the UN Convention on Rights of Child. On 14 January 2014, Costa Rica became the tenth state to ratify the Third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure, …
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Submission to the Australia China Dialogue
10 February 2014 ACHRE has made a formal submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the 15th Australia-China Dialogue that will be held in Beijing, China on 21 February 2014. This dialogue, which was established in 1997, provides an important forum for open and frank discussions on human rights, and for identifying …
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Final program and report from IHRE conference in Taiwan in 2013
6 January 2014 See Conference Report here: IHRE 2013 CONFERENCE REPORT See Conference Program here: IHRE TAIPEI 2013 CONFERENCE PROGRAM – final
UN Security Council Civil Society Consultations
12 December 2013 Report can be viewed here
Celebrating 10 Years Anniversary on Human Rights Day
10 December 2013 The Centre for Human Rights Education at Curtin University has celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 10 December 2013. The centre was established in 2003 with the generous donation by a Japanese philanthroper Dr Haruhisa Handa. Dr Eric Tan AM, then Chancellor of the Curtin University and President of the National Committee for …
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Death of Nelson Mandela
6 December 2013 Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) We are profoundly saddened by the departure of Nelson Mandela, a great human rights leader and educator of the world. He gave his life to the ideal of justice and was a great inspiration of mine. Nelson Mandela has also shown what each of us can achieve …
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