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Human Rights Week

International Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December. On this day in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Every year in December we recognise and celebrate this day through a week of events, connection, and advocacy. Through these events we highlight human rights issues as they apply to the everyday lives of Victorians. We invite all Victorians to engage in activities and start and continue conversations about human rights.

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Rights in action

This year, we will partner with Victoria’s other independent commissions to encourage Victorians to take part in a week of daily actions to challenge their knowledge of human rights and implement this knowledge in a practical way.

The week’s actions will be shared on this page from 3–10 December.

2023: A week of action for human rights

Event - 'Creating safe spaces for Staff in troubling times' panel discussion

To mark Human Rights Week 2023, IPAA Victoria, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission and Diversity Council Australia will hold a special panel discussion to contemplate and explore the theme ‘Creating safe spaces for staff in troubling times – Human rights, leadership and workplace culture’.

Speakers:

  • Ro Allen, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
  • Lisa Annese, Chief Executive Officer, Diversity Council Australia
  • Maggie Toko, Commissioner, Consumers, Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission
  • Rana Hussain, CEO & Founder, Good Human

Date and time: Thursday 7 December 2023, 12pm to 1.30pm

Location: Online via Zoom (link with be provided closer to the date)

This event is free to attend but registration is required. This entails setting up an IPAA account which is free to set up.

Register today – Creating Safe Spaces for Staff in Troubling Times – IPAA Victoria

Human rights across Victoria

In delivering this year’s week of action, we are partnering with the following Commissions as we all share a vision for a fairer, more inclusive, and respectful Victoria:

Commissioner for LGBTIQ+ Communities

Commission for Children and Young People

Mental Health Complaints Commissioner

Office of the Public Advocate

Victorian Disability Worker Commission

Victorian Multicultural Commission

Previous events

2022: Rights in action

We partnered with several Commissions to encourage Victorians to take part in a week of daily actions to challenge their knowledge of human rights and implement this knowledge in a practical way.

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