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Violence against Women [PDF] by Call Number: eBOOKISBN: 9781925339376Publication Date: 2017In Australia, one in three women over the age of 15 years have experienced physical assault; over half of all women have experienced at least one incident of physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetime.
1. Convention on the Rights of a Child (CRC)
What are Children's Rights?
This animated video introduces viewers to children's rights.
SOURCE: Aust. Human Rights Commission (2019), Posted on YouTube, Duration: 2:03 mins, URL: https://youtu.be/HHNfaPuoZHM
- HomelessnessEvery night, roughly 1 in 200 Australians find themselves without a safe, secure or affordable place to sleep.
A home isn’t just four walls and a roof. It’s a foundation for safety and security. Access to safe and secure housing is one of the most basic human rights. - Bullying & HarassmentMost bullying and harassment happens in front of peers and friends. But when someone steps in, most bullying stops.
- What are Children's Rights?As well as the human rights that are laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, children and young people are entitled to additional rights which recognise that young people have special needs to help them survive and develop to their full potential.
- Face the Facts: Children's RightsBroadly speaking, children in Australia have access to high-quality schools and health services. Most live in safe and nurturing homes, where they can pursue their interests, be involved in their communities and plan for their futures.
Children living in poverty [PDF] by
Nearly 600,000 children in Australia are estimated to be living in poverty; half are in sole parent families.
Call Number: eBOOKISBN: 9781922084439Publication Date: 2014
2. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
What is the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People?
SOURCE: ClickView (2016), Rated: G, Duration: 14:48 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/FFxo
- Face the Facts: Aborignal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples hold distinctive rights as Australia’s First Peoples, set out in international law.
And in 2009, Australia gave its formal support to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a ground-breaking document that seeks to reset relationships between indigenous peoples and governments around the globe. - Australia's First peoplesAustralia is home to the oldest continuing living culture in the entire world. The richness and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia is something we should all take pride in as a nation.
- UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesThe United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the General Assembly on Thursday, 13 September 2007.
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [Wikipedia]The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is a non-legally-binding resolution passed by the United Nations in 2007. It delineates and defines the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, including their ownership rights to cultural and ceremonial expression, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues.
Indigenous Rights by
There is still much to be done to close the gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the rest of the population in terms of social and economic development, culture, land, education, health, justice and human rights.
Call Number: eBOOKISBN: 9781922084330Publication Date: 2014
3. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)
Rise and Fall of White Australia
Australia's most startling transformation has been from a racially exclusive identity to a belief in cultural diversity. It took 60 years for the central plank of nationhood - the White Australia policy - to be replaced.
SOURCE: Clickview (2001), Rated: PG, Duration: 58:15 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/FGxo
- Face the Facts: Cultural DiversityIn 1975, the Racial Discrimination Act came into force, making discrimination in different parts of public life against the law. The Act, which was Australia’s first federal anti-discrimination law, formalised our commitment to the United Nation’s Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
- Valuing MulticulturalismAlmost half of all Australians were either born overseas or had a parent born in another country. Australia is home to people who identify with more than 270 ancestries from all over the world. This rich, cultural diversity is one of our greatest strengths as a nation and is something that should be celebrated.
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination [Wikipedia]A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races.
Racial prejudice and discrimination by Call Number: eBOOKISBN: 9781922084415Publication Date: 2014Cultural diversity is central to Australia's national identity, however many Australians regularly experience racism. Racism exists in many forms, offensive jokes and comments; name-calling and verbal abuse; harassment and intimidation; and media commentary which encourages hostility towards certain groups of people.
4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
The Fight for Women's Rights in Australia
This clip uses era photographs, newspaper headlines and satiric cartoons to illustrate the struggle for women's rights at the turn of the century. Background information on values and attitudes towards women is provided. Women achieved the right to attend university and vote during this era, and continued to fight for better labour laws and choices.
SOURCE: Clickview (2014), Rated: E, Duration: 5:52 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/g5xo
- Face the Facts: Gender equalityIn recent decades, women in Australia have made significant strides towards equality with men. At universities, in workplaces, in boardrooms and in government, a growing number of women have taken on leadership roles, forging pathways for other women and girls to follow.
- Women's RightsWomen’s rights are human rights. Due to some social structures, traditions, stereotypes and attitudes about women and their role in society, women do not always have the opportunity and ability to access and enforce their rights on the same basis as men.
- The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966 (CERD)The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 1966 (CERD) was one of the first human rights treaties to be adopted by the United Nations. More than 156 countries (four-fifths of the membership of the UN) have ratified the Convention; including Australia, which ratified the Convention on 30 September 1975.
- Guide to the lawUnder the Convention, racial discrimination is where a person or a group is treated differently
because of their race, colour, descent, national origin or ethnic origin and this treatment impairs, or is intended to impair, their human rights
and fundamental freedoms.
Gender Discrimination & inequality [PDF] by
Many countries, including Australia, have made real progress towards gender equality in recent decades in areas such as education. However, Australian women continue to earn less than men, are less likely to advance in their careers, and are more likely to spend their later years living in poverty.
Call Number: eBOOKISBN: 9781922084491Publication Date: 2014
5. Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Australia's Diverse Environments: Natural and Human
Join us on a whirlwind tour of Australia's diverse natural and man-made environments. We kick off with the Great Dividing Range's impact on rainfall and human habitation, and then dive into the Great Barrier Reef, revealing the impact of global warming on this fragile ecosystem. Next we explore the indigenous connection with Kakadu National Park and Uluru, before examining the significance of the Murray-Darling Basin as Australia's food bowl.
SOURCE: Clickview (2010) Rated: E, Duration: 21:55 mins, URL: https://clickv.ie/w/v4xo
- The World Heritage ConventionThe World Heritage Convention aims to promote cooperation among nations to protect heritage around the world that is of such outstanding universal value that its conservation is important for current and future generations.
- World Heritage Convention [UNESCO]The most significant feature of the 1972 World Heritage Convention is that it links together in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties.
Saving the Great Barrier Reef by
As the largest coral reef system on the globe and home to 1,500 species of fish and other diverse marine life, Australia's Great Barrier reef is unquestionably one of the great wonders of the natural world. Unfortunately, it is also in grave danger of dying.
Call Number: eBOOKISBN: 9781925339734Publication Date: 2018
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