The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (or Nuclear … (OEWG) on nuclear disarmament within the United Nations General Assembly. ACHRE was invited to participate with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Webinar: Celebrate a Nuclear Weapons Free Future. Civil society from around Australia as well as the region and internationally, joined the webinar to celebrate the …
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Online Discussion: Uluru Statement from the Heart
Professor Larissa Behrendt AO will host an online discussion with Linda Burney MP and Nakkiah Lui on the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The speakers will discuss the significance of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, discussing the essential elements being called for and progress made to date. Participants will be invited to pose questions …
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Report on the Australia-Vietnamese Human Rights Dialogue 2020
27 August 2020Moderated by Dr Justin Lee, First Assistant Secretary, DFATBy Dr Zeny Edwards, on behalf of the Australian Council for Human Rights Education (ACHRE) Purpose of the dialogue: – to maintain the momentum in engagement on Australian-Vietnamese Human Rights – to inform the Australian Ambassador to Vietnam the various issues brought up in the …
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ACHRE Submission to the Australian-Vietnamese Human Rights Dialogue 2020
COVID-19 and its impacts on Vietnamese in Australia The novel coronavirus has had a dramatic impact on social cohesion in Australia and racism that has been directed at Asians has increased as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Regarding the problems facing international students stranded in Australia during the pandemic, financial burden is one …
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Choosing Humanity—HRE Resource for All
On August 6th Hiroshima Day and Aug 9t h Nagasaki Day, 2020—ACHRE members were involved in human rights education activities associated with honouring the ‘hibakusha’ of Japan and remembering the atrocity of nuclear war. Including webinars teaching and learning about the perils for humanity in developing nuclear arms and global civil society efforts …
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UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
ACHRE in collaboration with ICAN Australia has proposed a public HRE seminar on the implications for International Humanitarian Law, to be held at Parliament House in Melbourne. Current status of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is that of 82 signatories and 50 states parties. Thus, the historic UN treaty banning nuclear weapons is set to enter …
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10th International Conference of Museums for Peace
‘Sound and Sustainable Spaces for Peace: Nuclear Holocaust, Musicality and Peace building’ was the title of the 10th International Conference of Museums for Peace. Held as a Global Virtual Event, snippets of the conference can be viewed from clicking on following link https://sites.google.com/view/inmp-2020/pn29-sound-and-sustainable-spaces-for-peace-nuclear-holocaust-musicality?authuser=1
Social Cohesion & Inclusion: National Conference 2020
This conference will be held from 16-20 November 2020. Official Launch of Creating an Inclusive Narrative Publication Reflections on social cohesion and the role of leadership Reflections on Creating an Inclusive Narrative The impact of the pandemic on social cohesion Social and economic inequalities Keynote Speakers Include:Her Excellency The Hon. Margaret Beazley AC QC – …
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UN75 Global Governance Forum
The Stimson Center will host the virtual forum UN75 Global Governance Forum. Click on the blue link for access to the registration link.
One Year Anniversary of the UNTL Human Rights Centre
August 27th, 2020, marks one year since the inauguration ceremony of the premises of the new Human Rights Centre of the National University of Timor-Leste (HRC-UNTL). Since its establishment, the Global Campus of Human Rights has been helping develop human rights education and research, thanks to a project supported by the European Union. Project Manager of HRC—UNTL Adriano Remiddi, also thanks …
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