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Human
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Significant Human Rights
Instruments
Australian Human Rights Information Centre provides online copies of
UN Declarations, Conventions & Agreements - in particular Protection
of Minorities, Women's Human Rights, Rights of the Child, Indigenous
Rights - and many other Human Rights links. |
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Amnesty International
Amnesty is the International watchdog of Human Rights and provides a
Library of Annual Reports and press release of Human Rights concerns
and violations country by country. |
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Equal Opportunity, Anti
Discrimination and Human Rights Laws
SA
Equal Opportunity Commission site providing information about current
Human Rights legislation in South Australia. |
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Human Rights and Equal
Opportunity Commission - Commonwealth
Federal Equal Opportunity Commission site providing information about
current Human Rights legislation in Australia. |
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Resources
developed by HREOC: |
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Frequently Asked Questions- An easy to understand
fact sheet of questions and answers about human rights.
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The Human Rights section provides information on a range
of human rights issues including asylum seekers, children, age discrimination,
sexual preference, religion, political opinion, trade union activity and
medical record.
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Face
the Facts
- an excellent
resource that answers important questions about immigration,
refugees and Indigenous Affairs.
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Information
for Students includes a Human Rights Timeline which tracks the development
of Human Rights from Early Civilization to the 50th Anniversary of the UN
Declaration in 1998.
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Youth
Challenge - Teaching Human Rights and Responsibilities provides teaching
strategies and human rights resources; and looks at disability discrimination
and young people in the workplace.
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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
section
provides information on a range of indigenous issues including
the stolen generations, deaths in custody, native title and social justice.
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Information on Bringing them Home: The 'Stolen Children'
Report.
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National
Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
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The Race Discrimination section
outlines a range of issues
related to racial discrimination in Australia.
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E-race
Website is a web forum on race discrimination issues in Australia.
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The Sex Discrimination section provides information on
issues affecting women in Australia including equality between men and women,
discrimination in employment, pregnancy and family responsibilities and sexual
harassment.
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A Guide
to the Sex Discrimination Act
from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity
Commission.
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Harsh
realities
- Workplace Case Studies based on real-life experiences of
sex discrimination and sexual harassment.
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