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Human Rights in Australia Activity Two (Required Activity)

The Australian Human Rights Commission is Australia's National Human Rights Institution. Today's speaker, Professor Gillian Triggs, is the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Watch the video: Australia as a Global Human Rights Citizen: Reflections, Recommendations and Opportunities (lecture is 50:00, total including optional question time is 1:16:05)

As you watch, consider the following questions:

• What does Professor Triggs suggest is the job of the Australian Human Rights Commission?
• Does Professor Triggs suggest the Commission refers to domestic law or Human Rights Treaties as the benchmark for human rights in Australia?
• How does Professor Triggs discuss the relationship between democracy and human rights?

Australia as a Global Human Rights Citizen