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Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of sex, race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, age, disability, or any other status

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Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of sex, race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, age, disability, or any other status. For this assessment task,  required an essay that is based on one of the following groups who, at various times and in various contexts, have not had their human rights protected or promoted:  

 

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Children
• People with disabilities
• Women
• In your essay, you are required to review, analyze and draw from relevant human rights documents (listed below) and from current evidence to explain:

·       The obligations of governments to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of your chosen group (i.e., the obligations of governments to act in certain ways or refrain from certain acts).

·       The ways in which Australian government(s) have not and/or do not meet specific obligations under specific conventions/articles to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of your chosen group. Examples can be based on past and/or present legislation, policies and practices.

·       The ways in which Australian government(s) do meet their obligations under specific conventions/articles to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of your chosen group. Examples should be based on up to date legislation, policies and practices.

Refer to the Australian Human Rights Commission website found at https://humanrights.gov.au/about/what-are-human-rights to access the following:

·       The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

·       Convention on the Rights of the Child

·       Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

·       International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

·       International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

·       Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

·       The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) 

·       United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 

·       Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

·       Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

·       International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

·       International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 18 recognises freedom of thought, conscience and religion).

·       Age Discrimination Act (2004)

·       The Sex Discrimination (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Intersex Status) Bill (2013) (Cth)