Analyze and draw from relevant human rights

Reference no: EM133106553 , Length: word count:1000

Assessment: Essay

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of sex, race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, age, disability, or any other status.

For this assessment task, you are required to write an essay (1000 - 1200 words) that is based on one of the following groups who, at various times and in various contexts, have not had their human rights protected or promoted:

- People with disabilities
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Children
- Women

In your essay, you are required to review, analyze and draw from relevant human rights documents (listed below) and from current evidence to explain:

- The obligations of governments to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of your chosen group (i.e., the obligations of governments to act in certain ways or refrain from certain acts).

The ways in which Australian government(s) have not and/or do not meet specific obligations under specific conventions/articles to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of your chosen group. Examples can be based on past and/or present legislation, policies and practices.

Refer to the Australian Human Rights Commission website

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees,
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 18 recognises freedom of thought, conscience and religion).
- Age Discrimination Act (2004)

The Sex Discrimination (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identit and Intersex Status) Bill (2013) (Cth)

Use APA 7 referencing. Your essay should include at least 8 (scholarly) journal articles or books.

Word Count: 1000-1200 words

Reference no: EM133106553

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