Australian Human Rights Commission
Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 8 May 2017
Third country processing of asylum claims
That the Australian Government ensure that the human rights of people
subject to third country processing are adequately protected.
Temporary protection and family reunion
That the Australian Government review the temporary protection
arrangements with the view to ending this policy. In the alternative, end
the policy that restricts access to services and entitlements on the basis
of a person’s mode of arrival in Australia.
• Trafficking
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
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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