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CHRIS SIDOTI. 30th Anniversary of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Part 2 of 2.
Human rights work has a cost, and we need to remember the cost and the toll that it takes on the people who are doing it. Those who are paying the price need the support of those who are not … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Human Rights, Indigenous affairs, Media, Politics, Refugees, Immigration
Tagged asylum seekers, bill of rights, Chris Sidoti, deaths in custody, discrimination, human rights, Human Rights Commissioners, mental illness.
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CHRIS SIDOTI. 30th Anniversary of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Part 1 of 2.
Chris Sidoti recounts the context for the establishing of the AHRC, (formerly called the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission) and records the frequent conflicts over the years between the AHRC and the government of the day. This is an … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Media, Politics
Tagged bill of rights, Chris Sidoti, discrimination asylum seekers, human rights, Human Rights Commissioners, mental illness.
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