Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Addressing family violence in Indigenous communities

Authors: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Publishers: Social justice report 2003 / Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. Canberra : Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2004; 155-191

Based on a report prepared by Judy Atkinson and Caroline Atkinson, this chapter provides a broad overview of the current situation regarding family violence in Indigenous communities from both a […]

Ending family violence and abuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities : Key issues : An overview of research and findings by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2001-2006

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Authors: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Publishers: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Family violence and abuse is causing untold damage to the cultures and fabric of Indigenous societies. Like all Australians, Indigenous peoples are entitled to live their lives in safety and […]

Indigenous young people with cognitive disabilities and Australian juvenile justice systems : A report

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Authors: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Publishers: Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

This report has been prepared as a result of the findings of a discussion paper, ‘Criminal justice and Indigenous people with cognitive disabilities’, developed in 2004 for the Aboriginal and […]

Responding to petrol sniffing on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Lands : A case study

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Authors: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

Publishers: Social justice report 2003 / Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. Canberra : Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, 2004; 107-154

In September 2002, the South Australian Coroner brought down his findings in the inquests into the deaths of Kunmanara Ken, Kunmanara Hunt and Kunmanara Thompson, three young Anangu men who […]