Australian Human Rights Commission Annual Report November 2022 Update of International Student Principles The Principles for promoting and protecting the human rights of international students (International Student Principles) were updated by the Race Discrimination Team in consultation with international students and peak bodies in the international education sector. The updated principles seek to: provide guidance to all organisations and agencies that provide services to international students; inform the ongoing development of policies and services; and provide international students and their representative bodies with a guide as to how their human rights can be better promoted and protected, and to support their advocacy with governments. Twenty-eight organisations, including government departments and agencies, peak bodies representing the interests of international students, industry associations, legal service providers, academics and researchers were consulted to provide input into the refresh. The updated principles and an accompanying factsheet, intended to support international students and their representative bodies in their advocacy for enhanced promotion and protection of human rights, were launched via the Commission website, along with website content, and a rollout of three social media tiles on the Commission’s social media channels. These were also provided to stakeholders for their promotion purposes. Elder abuse awareness program The Commission continued to promote action to address elder abuse, including by promoting the implementation of recommendations from the 2017 Australian Law Reform Commission’s Elder Abuse report. Led by Age Discrimination Commissioner the Hon Dr Kay Patterson AO, the Commission conducted community engagement forums on the links between ageism and elder abuse, with targeted groups such as bank workers and health professionals in metropolitan and regional Australia. Elder abuse bookmarks and posters were translated into 19 community languages most spoken by older Australians. All 20 language versions (including English) were promoted during World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2022 on the Commission’s website and via social media. A stakeholder media kit containing information about the resources was shared with key stakeholders and 47