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Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Annual Report 2000-2001

Significant Achievements

 

Professor Alice Tay - President, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity CommissionYouth Challenge: A human rights education program for
secondary students


Commission website revised and relaunched


Complaint Guide published on the Commission website in 11 community languages


On-line complaint form established on the Complaint Handling webpage


Release of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner’s Social Justice and Native Title Reports


Improved access to services for people with a disability including captioned movies in major cinemas and improved mobile phone servies for people using hearing aids


‘Prisoners as Citizens’workshop convened in Sydney


National Summit on Racism and Civil Society and a series of regional consultations held around Australia


Release of the Pregnancy Guidelines by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner


Submission to Senate Inquiry into the proposed amendment to the Sex Discrimination Act regarding IVF services


China Human Rights Technical Assistance Program and other International Work