2000 Media Releases
An index of Australian Human Rights Commission Media Releases published in 2000 is available below. For further information, please contact the Public Affairs Unit via: media@humanrights.gov.au.
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General
- Media Alert: Visit to Australia of the Rev Dr Barney Pityana (30 November 2000)
- Time to Examine Alternatives to Detenion (28 November 2000)
- New Human Rights Commissioner (31 October 2000)
- "Human Rights, Human Values" - Youth Challenge 2000 (27 October 2000)
- Human Rights Commission Responds to UN Committees Reform Announcement (29 August 2000)
- Commission joins Bridge Walk for Reconciliation (Thursday 25 May 2000)
Human Rights Awards 2000
- Human Rights Medal (10 December 2000)
- Law Award (10 December 2000)
- Arts Non-Fiction Award (10 December 2000)
- Print Award (10 December 2000)
- Radio Award (10 December 2000)
- Television Award (10 December 2000)
- Community Award (10 December 2000)
- The Games (10 December 2000)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
- Inquiry into the Stolen Generation (30 November 2000)
- Death
of Charles Perkins - Statement from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Social Justice Commissioner Bill Jonas
(18 October 2000) - Anniversary of the death of John Pat: deaths in custody crisis continues (28 September 2000)
- Court decision demonstrates need for reparations scheme (11 August 2000)
- Statement by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Dr Bill Jonas: Consideration of Australia's Third and Fourth Periodic Reports under the ICCPR by the Human Rights Committee, Geneva (29 July 2000)
- FAR
FROM "BRINGING THEM HOME" - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity
Commission submission to the
Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee Inquiry into the Stolen Generation (27 June 2000) - The Queensland Native Title Regime: Statement by Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Dr Bill Jonas (4 June 2000)
- New start and new hope vital for Indigenous Affairs, Social Justice Commissioner finds (6 April 2000)
- Separated Children - Still waiting to be brought home (3 April 2000)
Disability Rights
- Marsden v Coffs Harbour and District Ex-Servicemen & Women's Memorial Club (29 November 2000)
- Accessible Public Transport Moves Forward (11 October 2000)
- Captioned Movies Hit the Big Screen (10 July 2000)
- Moving out of the Slow Lane and Onto the Information Superhighway (8 June 2000)
- Paving the way to Electoral Equality - New access standards for polling booths (15 May 2000)
Human Rights
- Extremist Ideology is Not Freedom of Speech (21 December 2000)
- Human Rights Commissioner's Term Ends (14 August 2000)
- Religious values in employment: Draft Guidelines (4 August 2000)
- Time for Action on Bush Education (3 August 2000)
- Indigenous Schools lead the way in community involvement in education (27 July 2000)
- Age Matters: A Report on Age Discrimination in Australia (18 July 2000)
- Enough is Enough - action needed to protect gay rights (20 June 2000)
- Reports of Inquiries into Complaints of Human Rights Violations and Discrimination in Employment (29 June 2000)
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Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education: RECOMMENDATIONS (28 June 2000)
- Out in Rural and Regional Australia: A New Manual to Combat Homophobia (13 June 2000)
- Mandatory sentencing in the NT: some positive reforms but profound disappointment (10 April 2000)
- First hand experiences of rural and remote school education (28 March 2000)
- Immigration Detention Centre Guidelines (25 March 2000)
- Human Rights Commission strongly urges the Federal Government to override mandatory sentencing laws (17 February 2000)
Racial Discrimination
- One
the Sidelines: Issues of Discrimination for People from Non- English
Speaking Backgrounds with a Disability
(9 November 2000) - No Place for Racial Ratred on the Internet (10 October 2000)
- Purveyor of Race Hate Literature told to Halt Distribution of Material and Apologise to Jewish Community Race Discrimination (26 September 2000 )
Sex Discrimination
- Sterilisation of Girls and Young Women with Disabilities A Grave Concern (2 December 2000)
- International Day Against Violence Against Women (25 November 2000)
- Time for Harsh Realities, says Sex Discrimination Commissioner (8 November 2000)
- Pregnancy and Work Inquiry (1 November 2000)
- Record Award in Sexual Harrassment Case (23 October 2000)
- Keeping Pregnant Students and Young Mums in Education (29 September 2000)
- Commission warns against dilution of human rights (18 August 2000)
- Sex Discrimination Act should remain Non - Discriminatory, Says Commissioner ( 1 August 2000)
- Fertility treatment decision: A long-awaited victory for Victorian women (28 July 2000)
- Beijing Plus 5: Women's Rights in the New Millenium (1 June 2000)
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