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watchdogs
This
page deals with government anti-discrimination and human rights
watchdogs.
It covers -
- Australian
government agencies, including anti-discrimination and law
reform bodies
- government
bodies in New Zealand
- bodies
elsewhere in the world, including
the US, Canada and Hong Kong
Australian government agencies
Anti-discrimination and other human rights bodies include
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Australian
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
Anti-Discrimination
Board of New South Wales (ADB)
Anti-Discrimination
Commission of Queensland (ADC)
Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria (EOC)
Northern Territory Anti-Discrimination Commission (ADC)
South Australia Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC)
Western Australian Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC)
Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Office (HRO)
Law
reform bodies include -
Australian
Law Reform Commission (ALRC)
ACT Community Law Reform Committee (hhh)
NSW Law Reform Commission (NSWLRC)
WA Law Reform Commission (LRC)
and
as a reminder that human rights law sometimes originates from
the bench rather than parliament ...
High
Court (HC)
Federal Court (FC)
Other
pointers are available in the discussion of Australian law
elsewhere on this site.
New Zealand government
New Zealand Human Rights Commission (HRC)
New Zealand Law Reform Commission (LRC)
other governments
UK Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
US Department of Justice Americans With Disabilities
site
US Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)
Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)
In the EU the European Commission has opened consultation
on establishment of an EU Fundamental Rights Agency, following
the European Council's 2003 decision to extend the mandate
of the EU Monitoring Centre on Racism & Xenophobia.
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