Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 8 May 2017
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Recommendation: That the Australian Government develop a federal
compensation scheme for survivors of human trafficking and slavery,
ensure regular collection of data on, and the provision of specialist
support services to child survivors of trafficking and slavery, and ensure
the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights has clear links
with the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Slavery
2015-2019.
Human Rights Education
90.
Ongoing human rights education across all areas of the public sector is
required. In view of the Australian Government announcement that it will ratify
the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture by December 2017,
human rights education is particularly needed in the administration of justice
and places of detention.
91.
There remains limited explicit reference to human rights throughout the
national school curriculum with the coverage of economic, social and cultural
rights even more limited.
92.
Australia’s activities for the World Program for Human Rights Education are ad
hoc and uncoordinated.
93.
Recommendation: That the Australian Government support human
rights education for all areas of the public sector, particularly in the
administration of justice and places of detention, and incorporate human
rights education (including ESC rights) in the national school
curriculum.
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