Speeches on Human Rights Issues

Speeches on Human Rights Issues

[ Year: 2011 : 2009 : 2008 : 2007 : 2006 : 2005 : 2004 : 2003 : 2002 : 2001 : 2000 : 1999 : 1998 : 1997 : 1996 ]

For more recent speeches: see the speeches of the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission

2009

• Developing a Culture of Human Rights: Education, Public Awareness and Active Citizenship
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, Canberra, 3 July 2009
• Keynote Address CEO Sleepout
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, Luna Park, 18 June 2009
• Diversity Week Official Launch, University of Wollongong
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 23 March 2009
  
• Australian Lawyers Alliance Conference
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 20 March 2009
  
• Launch of Sex Files: the legal recognition of sex on
  documents and government records
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 17 March 2009
• Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 16 March 2009
• The National Human Rights Consultation - Your chance to be a Human Rights Hero, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 06 March 2009
• A Human Rights Act for Australia, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, Queensland Charter Group, 11 February 2009
• Australia Day Ambassador address
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 26 January 2009
  

2008

• Global to local: making human rights a reality in Australia today, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, United Nations Association of Australia Conference, 10 December 2008
• Launch of Human Rights Week, Tasmania, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 1 December 2008
• Henry Parkes Primary Schools Citizenship Convention, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 10 November 2008
• Queer Rights At Work conference, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 20 June 2008
• Addressing human rights concerns and fostering greater
  understanding and protection of human rights in Australia, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, Human Rights Law and Policy Conference 2008, 16 June 2008
• Human Rights: Universal and Inalienable, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 29 March 2008
• To Make a Difference: Human Rights and Homelessness, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 14 March 2008
• Diversity in Health Conference: Human rights issues for young refugees and asylum seekers, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 11 March 2008
• Launch of Multicultural Mental Health Australia brochures & Fact sheets, Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 10 March 2008
• Human Rights, Governance and Decision Making, Graeme Innes Am, Human Rights Commissioner, 7 March 2008
• Raising the Bar: Corporate Social Responsibility and Human
  Rights Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 20 February 2008
• GLBTI Human Rights Conference: Issues in the Asia Pacific Region. Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 31 January 2008

2007

• Police Checks - A Human Rights Perspective. Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 2 November 2007.
• Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby
  Speech at AGM. Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, 18 October 2007
• Can rights solve issues of poverty? Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, NCOSS Conference: Perspectives on Poverty, 17 October 2007
• Launch of Final Report of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Inquiry
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, Museum of Sydney, 22 June 2007
• Using the law to make a difference
  
  Commissioner Innes presentation to the annual Sir Ninian Stephen Lecture at the University of Newcastle. 8 May 2007
  

2006

• The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission and the Protection of Human Rights at the Federal Level
  
  Graeme Innes AM, Human Rights Commissioner, ANU Conference on Australian Bills of Rights: The ACT and Beyond: 21 June 2006,
• Launch of the Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Inquiry
  
  Sydney, 3 April 2006
• Launch of the HREOC "Info for Students" website
  
  Opening speech by John von Doussa QC. Customs House Library, Circular Quay, Sydney, Friday 24 February 2006.

2005

• Democracy, Human Rights & Social Issues
• Human Rights, Mental Health & Anti-Terror Laws in Australia 1-day Conference, Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanic"s School of Arts, by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Friday 2 December 2005
• Rights of Passage launch
• By Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Sydney, Tuesday 29 November 2005
• UNAA National Action Plan Forum Address by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Hobart 4 November 2005
• Don Chipp Foundation Defending Democracy Public Forum “What a Bill of Rights could deliver for Australia” By Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, NSW Parliament 19 October 2005
• ACFID Awards Night Presentation By Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Canberra Friday 7 October 2005
• Human Rights in Australia Their Protection and Resolution Through the Law Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Victorian Bar Seminar, Owen Dixon Chambers, Melbourne, 20 July 2005
• 10th Commemoration of Genocide in Bosnia Herzegovina "Srebrenica 11 July" Address by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Victoria University Lecture Theatre, Footscray, 1 July 2005
• Response to Dr Alison Broinowski oration ‘Adolescent or geriatric? The future of the United Nations? ’Delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, Human Rights Commissioner at the Sydney Peace Foundation and AIIA, Sydney University, 19 May 2005
• 11th Anniversary of Rwandan Genocide Memorial Speech by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Sydney, 30 April 2005
• Young People and Human Rights DialoguePre-Dinner Conference Address given by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner at the Youth Affairs Network Queensland (YANQ) Biennial State Youth Affairs Conference, Brisbane, Thursday 21 April 2005.
• Values of Contemporary Australian Society and their Impact on the Preservation and Defence of Human Rights and Social JusticeAddress by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner at the DIALOGUE AUSTRALASIA NETWORK NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Values Education – Relevance and Rigour, Newington College, April 13-15 2005
• Child Migrants and Human Rights in our Time Address by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner at the the 4^th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights, 20 – 23 March 2005, Cape Town South Africa.

2004

• Reflections On Mental Health Post Parliamentary Tabling Of ‘A Last Resort?’ Speech by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner at the Health & Wellbeing Of Refugees & Asylum Seekers Conference , University Of Melbourne , 15 November 2004
• Human Rights: A Report Card for Australia and Tasmania Address to the United Nations Human Rights Conference University of Tasmania, Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Hobart 21 - 23 October 2004.
• Australian Human Rights - Inside And Outside The Wire By Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Address to the National Press Club, Canberra, 25 August 2004
• Long-term Immigration Detention and Children's Mental Health Paper Presented By Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner, to the XXIV World Congress of OMEP Melbourne, 24 July 2004
• World Refugee Day 2004 Speech by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Human Rights Commissioner at the Brisbane Rally - Saturday, 19 June 2004 and the Canberra Rally – Sunday 20 June 2004
• Doctor of Social Science Honoris Causa AcceptanceSpeech by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM at the RMIT University Honorary Awards Conferring Ceremony. Melbourne, 7 May 2004
• Armenia to Rwanda - Genocide in the 20th Century - Has humanity learnt anything?Speech by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner at the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Lecture, NSW Parliament Theatrette, Thursday 29 April 2004
• The local face of global justice policyLecture to the RMIT students of the Department of Justice and Youth Studies by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, Melbourne, 16 April 2004
• Twelfth Workshop on Regional Cooperation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific Region Working Group on Human Rights Education Report by Dr Sev Ozdowski, Australian Human Rights Commissioner, Consultation of Non-Governmental Actors Doha, Qatar, 1 March 2004.

2003

• The Importance of Australian Community in Protection of Human Rights during the War against Terrorism Presentation by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, Human Rights Commissioner, to the Human Rights: New Paradigms and new Responsibilities Conference held at the University of Technology in Sydney 5 December 2003.
• Long-term immigration detention and mental healthSpeech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, Diversity in Health 2003, Sydney, October 2003.
• Human Rights as a secular guide to to community relationsAddress by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, "Poverty & Power - What makes you rich, what makes you poor" Mornington Peninsula Shire Conference, October 2003.
• Immigration Detention - the Current PositionSpeech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, Monash University, Clayton Campus, October 2003
• The Clash Of Civilisations - How The Contemporary International Environment Teaches Us To Better Manage Diversity In AustraliaSpeech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Managing Diversity Conference, Melbourne, October 2003
• Long-term detention and mental health Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, at the ANZAPPL Annual Congress, Fremantle, Western Australia , September 2003
• What makes a National Human Rights Institution Independent and Why should we care?Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, at the 18th Biennial Conference of Lawasia, Tokyo, Japan, September 2003
• Presentation to the Kyoto Bar Association Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, at Kyoto Bar Association, Japan, September 2003
• The Relevance of Human Rights in Contemporary Australia Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Activating Human Rights and Diversity Conference, Byron Bay, July 2003.
• Children and the Law: Issues in the Asia Pacific Region Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM,at the Lawasia Conference, Brisbane, June 2003.
• Statement by Dr Sev Ozdowski Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 59th Session of the Commission on Human Rights, Geneva, April 2003.
• Long-term detention and mental health Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 2nd Public Health Association of Australia, Brisbane, April 2003.

2002

• A Charter of Citizen's Rights - Will this benefit Multiculturalism in Australia? Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 2002 FECCA National Conference on Setting the Agenda for a Multicultural Australia, Canberra, December 2002.
• The Australian Experience with Tribunals, Commissions and Ombudsmen Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Sino-Australian Seminar on Alternative Dispute Resolution and The Modern Rule of Law, Beijing, November 2002.
• The rights of the child and international human rights law Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 1st International Congress on Child Migration, New Orleans, October 2002.
• Long-term detention and mental health Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 1st iMHLP International Mental Health Development Conference, Victoria, October 2002.
• The human rights of vulnerable children in Australia Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 9th National Conference of the Association for the Welfare of Child Health: "Healthy Justice for Children and Young People", Sydney, October 2002.
• Waverley Council's Refugee Week Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Waverley Library Theatrette, Sydney, October 2002.
• Asylum Seekers Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM,>at a meeting of the Great Lakes Rural Australians for Refugees Group, Forster High School, October 2002.
• Lessons from the UN Special Session on Children Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies Conference, Sydney, September 2002.
• The Content of an Australian Bill of Rights Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 2002 Bill of RIghts Conference, Sydney, June 2002.
• Monitoring Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: challenges for Australia Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the PLAN International Australia conference, Sydney, April 2002.
• Human Rights - A Challenge for Australia Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, National Press Club, Canberra, February 2002.

2001

• Detention of Asylum Seekers: Key Themes Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski ,OAM, at "The Refugee Convention - Where to from here?" University of New South Wales, December 2001.
• Human Rights in Contemporary Australia Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the United Nations Association of Australia - Human Rights Seminar: Human Rights from the Perspective of Individual, Collective and Corporate Responsibilities, Tasmania, November 2001.
• Addressing Age Discrimination: the Need for Legislation Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Council on the Ageing National Congress, Canberra, November 2001.
• Address on Issues around racism in AustraliaSpeech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council, Melbourne, November 2001.
• Launch of Give Me Shelter Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the launch of Give Me Shelter for the South Australian Council of Churches, Adelaide, South Australia, October 2001.
• Building an Australia Fit for Children Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the 8th National Conference of the Association for the Welfare of Child Health (AWCH), Sydney, October 2001.
• Human Rights In Contemporary Australia Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Law Conference, New Zealand, October 2001.
• Human rights in Australia with particular reference to freedom of religion
  Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Mission Australia National Management Team Meeting, Sydney, August 2001.
• Economic, social and cultural rights in Australia - the roles of HREOC and the corporate sector
  Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, to the Asia Pacific Forum meeting, Hong Kong, July 2001.
• Human rights in contemporary Australia
  Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at Centre for Intercultural Studies and Multicultural Education, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, June 2001.
• Human rights and multiculturalism Speech delivered by Dr Sev Ozdowski, OAM, at the Multiculturalism in a New Millennium Policy Forum, Brisbane, March 2001.

2000

• Access to education: a human right for every child
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the 29th Annual Federal ICPA Conference, Griffith, NSW, August 2000.
• Launch of Age Matters:A report on Age Discrimination
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Council on the Ageing (Australia), Melbourne, July 2000.
• THE RECONCILIATION IMPERATIVE
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, May 2000.
• Beyond Bush Talks
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Infront Outback and Australian Association of Rural Nurses Conferences, Toowoomba, Qld, February 2000.
• Statement on Mandatory Sentencing
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the HREOC Press Conference, February 2000.

1999

• Rights for all: Building inclusive communities for all generations
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Public Health Association of Australia, Canberra, November 1999.
• Surviving the bush: health and rural communities
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Australian Healthcare Association National Congress, Melbourne, November 1999.
• The human rights of older Australians in the bushSpeech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at Harnessing the wisdom - Harvesting the gains - Rural Ageing Seminar, Bungaree Station, November 1999.
• Rural youth suicide: convention, context and cure
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Australian College of Health Service Executives (SA) Seminar, Adelaide, October 1999.
• Rights for All: A human rights perspective on regional development
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Planning in the Hothouse, 27th National Congress, Darwin, September 1999.
• Futures: Victorian Rural Health Forum
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Country AIDS Network, Victoria, June 1999.
• Rural health: A human right for rural people
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the 7th National Conference of the Association of Australian Rural Nurses, Adelaide, March 1999.

1998

• Human rights in regional, rural and remote Australia

  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the South Australian State Conference of the Country Women’s Association, Peterborough, September 1998.

• Human rights issues for rural families
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, at the Family Support Services Association of NSW Annual Conference, Bathurst, July 1998.

1997

• Introducing human rights law
  Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, Hanoi, Vietnam, May, 1997.

1996

• Human Rights Day address Speech delivered by Chris Sidoti, Centrepoint Convention Centre, Sydney, December 1996.