Human rights
Age discrimination
The Australian Human Rights Commission undertakes research, education and policy activities to build awareness of the Act and to tackle the attitudes and stereotypes that can lead to age discrimination. It has a particular focus on addressing barriers to equality and participation faced by mature workers, older Australians and young people.
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Australian Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission, previously known as the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), website provides information on a wide variety of Human Rights issues; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice; Disability Rights; Human Rights; Racial Discrimination and Sex Discrimination. You can also get information about making a complaint; the United Nations; Information for Employers and Information for Students.
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Disability rights
Provides a range of resources and links on disability discrimination and other human rights and disability issues.
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Effectively preventing and responding to sexual harassment: a code of practice for employers
Australian Human Rights Commission publication providing employers with practical guidance on the sexual harassment provisions of the Sex Discrimination Act and assistance with development and implementation of policies & procedures to eliminate and prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Harmony Day
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android - Access information about Harmony Day that is celebrated on 21 March each year.
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Human rights education resources for teachers – rightsED
Includes a range of interactive, education activities for teachers and their students. Activities are designed to introduce students to human rights concepts in an engaging, relevant way.
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Information for employers - Australian Human Rights Commission
Provides information to help employers deal effectively with discrimination and harassment in the workplace so that everyone involved with your business is treated fairly and with respect.
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Information for students
Australian Human Rights Commission information for students on human rights.
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Know your rights at work
The Australian Human Rights Commission can investigate and resolve complaints about discrimination at work. You can make a complaint no matter where you live in Australia and at no cost.
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National Anti-Discrimination Information Gateway
The Gateway assists individuals and businesses to navigate discrimination laws at both the Commonwealth and the State and Territory level. It provides a snapshot of each anti-discrimination system including information about the grounds and areas of public life on which a complaint can be made in each jurisdiction.
Attorney-General's Department
Women's human rights: United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
The Women's Human Rights education kit provides people with a clear and basic understanding of international human rights, particularly as they relate to women. This package focuses on women's rights as human rights in the context of CEDAW. It focuses on the reality of women's lives and the experiences they have specifically because of their gender. The kit also includes new information about the Optional Protocol to CEDAW, which comes into force in Australia in March 2009.
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