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Congratulations to Professor Geraldine Van Bueren and all the the new commissioners at the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Posted on November 28, 2009. Filed under: Books, Human Rights | Tags: age discrimination, commissioner appointments, disability, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Human Rights, human rights book review, race, racial discrimination, rights of the child, sex discrimination, women |

New Commissioner appointments have just been announced to Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission. It is envisaged that the three-year appointments, announced by Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality, will bolster most considerably the Commission’s ongoing and future work on gender, sex orientation, race, religion and belief, age, disability, and human rights in general, [...]

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2009 Human Rights Awards – Literature/Non-Fiction shortlist announced

Posted on November 23, 2009. Filed under: Books, Events, Human Rights | Tags: Australian Human Rights Commission, Cathy Branson, children's rights, culture, depression, Human Rights, human rights awards, human rights medal, Julian Morrow, make a realistic wish, native title, rights of the child, the chaser |

2009 shortlists have just been announced for the prestigious Australian Human Rights Awards conducted annually by the highly regarded Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The AHRC’s President, Catherine Branson, commented that the shortlists were judged from more than two hundred high quality entrants nominated from across Australia. “The shortlists selection is always an inspiring and [...]

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