Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) About
The Australian Human Rights Commission is an
independent statutory organisation, established by an act Student Opportunities of Federal Parliament. The AHRC protects and promotes The AHRC offers unpaid interships for students in their human rights in Australia and internationally. final or penultimate year of an undergraduate or graduate
What kind of work? Daily work includes
- Conciliating discrimination complaints - Holding public inquiries
degree. Internships can be completed part-time across 12 weeks or full-time across six weeks.
Interns will work on a single piece of policy work,
submission or project and undertake supporting research, - Developing education resources for schools and draft writing and/or project/administrative support. workplaces The internship program is advertised annually in - Providing legal advice to courts
- Making submissions to parliaments and governments
September/October. You can apply via this link:
https://humanrights.gov.au/about/jobs?_ - Initiating research into human rights and discrimination g a = 2 . 1 1 0 2 3 9 1 7 5 . 3 3 9 9 1 0 1 0 . 1 5 9 9 9 8 9 9 1 7 issues 1902506430.1599989917
Location Sydney
Graduate Opportunities
The AHRC is currently developing a formal Graduate
Program. In the meantime, graudates are encouraged
to apply for vacant positions as they arise. These include roles as administrative assistants, and policy and project officers. You can find available positions here: https://humanrights.gov.au/about/jobs?_
Fun Fact / Recent Project
Independent review of gymnastics
In response to allegations of sexual assault in the gymnastics industry, the AHRC has been tasked with conducting a review into the sport of gymnastics in
Australia. The review will seek to build an understanding of the sport's culture, athlete experience and barriers to reporting misconduct and abuse. As of September 2020, the Commission is currently awaiting approval from a
national human research ethics committee to begin the review.
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