Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee, 18 September 2017
Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace and in
university settings (ICCPR articles 2, 3, 7 & 26; LOI 10) ....................... 18
Women in defence (ICCPR articles 2, 3 & 26) ........................................ 19
10
Immigration and citizenship ...................................................................................19
Refugees and asylum seekers (ICCPR articles 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 & 23; LOI
12, 14 & 15)................................................................................................ 19
(a)
Third country processing ........................................................................ 19
(b)
Mandatory immigration detention............................................................ 20
(c)
Refoulement ........................................................................................... 20
Visa refusals and cancellations on character grounds (ICCPR articles
2, 12 & 13) ................................................................................................. 21
Strengthening citizenship requirements (ICCPR articles 2, 12 & 13) .. 22
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Children and young people ....................................................................................22
Child protection (ICCPR article 24; LOI 20) ............................................ 22
Violence against children and young people (ICCPR articles 7, 9 & 24)
................................................................................................................... 23
Self-harm (ICCPR articles 7, 9 & 24; LOI 20) .......................................... 24
Juvenile justice (ICCPR articles 7, 9 & 24; LOI 20) ................................ 24
(a)
Detention ................................................................................................ 24
(b)
Mandatory sentencing ............................................................................ 25
(c)
Minimum age of criminal responsibility ................................................... 25
12
Rights and freedoms ..............................................................................................25
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Freedom of religion (ICCPR articles 18 & 27; LOI 21) ........................... 25
Freedom of expression (ICCPR article 19) ............................................. 26
Secrecy laws .......................................................................................... 26
Anti-protest laws ..................................................................................... 26
Freedom to advocate .............................................................................. 27
Inquiries .................................................................................................. 27
13
Racial discrimination (ICCPR articles 20 & 26; LOI 21) ........................................27
14
Counter-terrorism ...................................................................................................28
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (ICCPR article 2;
LOI 7) ......................................................................................................... 28
Recent measures (ICCPR articles 7, 9, 12, 14, 17 & 26; LOI 7) ............. 29
Control Orders and Preventative Detention Order regimes .................... 29
Post-sentence detention ......................................................................... 29
’Stop, search and seize’ powers ............................................................. 29
‘Declared areas’ offences ....................................................................... 29
Revocation of citizenship ........................................................................ 30
Other measures ...................................................................................... 30
15
Human trafficking and slavery (ICCPR article 7 & 8; LOI 16) ...............................30
16
Business and human rights ...................................................................................31
National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (ICCPR article 2)
................................................................................................................... 31
Modern slavery (ICCPR articles 2 & 8; LOI 2, 4 & 16) ............................ 32
(a)
Modern Slavery Reporting Requirement ................................................. 32
(b)
Modern Slavery Act ................................................................................ 32
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