The documentary Unbreakable: the Jelena Dokic Story portrays the abuse she suffered as a child at the hands of her father under the glare of media, the governing sports body, fellow players and ...

Satara is an activist and leader working to help young people be heard in policy making. She undertakes listening tours, sharing letters from children and young people in detention with government, ...

Jarib is a 21-year-old Guwamu/Kooma man who grew up in Cunnamulla, a small community in outback Queensland of 1200 people.. After commencing in a youth support role at the Paroo Shire Council in 2023, ...

Shakira is an early childhood educator and advocate for the prevention of violence against women and children. After losing her mother Jacqui to domestic violence in 2023, Kira turned to advocacy. Her ...

Dr Michelle Telfer is a Paediatrician, Adolescent Medicine Physician and the Chief of Medicine at The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Melbourne. Michelle has been a leading voice in affirmative trans ...

What are the legal rights of trans people in Australia? In Australia, transgender and gender diverse people have the same legal rights as everyone else. The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 protects people ...

With this report — We nurture our culture for our future, and our culture nurtures us — we have sought to reflect the reciprocal and cyclical relationship between culture and wellbeing, whereby ...

The Australian Human Rights Commission conducts ongoing monitoring of conditions in detention to ensure that Australia’s immigration detention system complies with our obligations under international ...

experiencing racial discrimination or racial hatred poverty and lack of sufficient resources for an adequate standard of living, due to higher unemployment homelessness experiencing family or domestic ...

Today marks one year since the Australian Human Rights Commission's positive duty regulatory powers came into force, aiming to eliminate sexual harassment and discrimination in Australian workplaces.

The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the ...

Even when appropriate legal and other measures to protect and promote human rights are in place, breaches of rights can still occur.The right to an effective remedy is an essential component of human ...