Australian Human Rights Commission
Annual Report 2021–22
architecture, and the transition of the Secretariat from the Commission to a First
Nations-controlled organisation.
Following a decision made at the 18 November 2021 Campaign Steering
Committee meeting, a process was initiated to transition the Secretariat from the
Commission to the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Health Workers and Practitioners (NAATSIHWP). This process was successfully
completed in early April 2022 following a very successful Close the Gap Day
online event where the 2022 Campaign Annual Report ‘Transforming Power;
Voices for Generational Change’ was officially launched.
The Secretariat transition is a cause for celebration and demonstrates the extent
to which the First Nations-controlled health sector has developed over the past
two decades. The transition also marks another example of an initiative in which
the Commission has worked together with First Nations organisations to bring
key issues to national attention, provided administrative support as required, and
helped to build capacity within the sector to enable key self-determining
initiatives.
The Commission will continue to support the Campaign through its support of
the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner and through
the provision of in-kind support from the Commission’s Social Justice policy and
Public Engagement teams.
Goal 3: More people, communities and
organisations take action to respect protect and
promote human rights in their own context.
Outcome 3.1
Our activities increase the capacity of vulnerable groups, communities and their
advocates to understand and advocate for their rights.
What this looks like
Participants in education activities benefit through achieving the stated human
rights learning and capability objectives.
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