News & Events

Coercive control was a factor in a majority of 12 homicides linked to domestic and family violence, which were examined in the  ACT’s first domestic and family violence review.

The ACT Intermediary Program has expanded its services to vulnerable accused. The ACT is the first Australian jurisdiction to expand intermediary services to accused persons, with the initial cohort being children and young people 18 years and younger accused of sexual offence and homicide matters.

The Commission is ensuring some of the youngest Canberrans understand their rights.A series of human rights resources designed for children and young people was launched today.

Legislation on the right to a healthy environment was recently introduced into the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Earlier this month, I was honoured to sit at a table with two experts with lived experience of disability and one of the country’s top silks and discuss what should be done in the wake of the Disability Royal Commission.

Volunteers from the Commission’s Victims Justice Volunteer Program (VJVP) have been named volunteer team of the year in Volunteering ACT’s 2023 awards.

Learn more about how conciliation meetings run, what to expect and how a conciliation could help you resolve a concern or complaint.

The ACT Human Rights Commission is disappointed that the referendum outcome has not supported the Voice to Parliament.

The ACT Human Rights Commission received more than 1100 complaints and over 2300 inquiries in 2022-23, showing a continued high level of awareness about resolving concerns through the body’s complaints handling process, according to the 2022-23 annual report.