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Submission to Free and Equal: an Australian conversation on human rights (2019)

Summary

Our Watch’s submission to the national conversation on human rights highlights a range of issues for consideration by the Australian Human Rights Commission in relation to the protection of human rights in Australia, barriers to human rights protection, and measuring progress.

The submission draws on three key frameworks developed by Our Watch: Change the story, Changing the picture and Counting on change.

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Submission to the Free and Equal Australian conversation on human rights 2019
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