URGENT HELP for Human Rights & Reconcliation (1 Viewer)

[ubermale]

We are meant to learn about:
• how other nations have responded to these challenges (challenges being
human rights and reconciliation issues)

And learn to:
• recognise implications for the international community
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Could someone please specify what this means and possibly give information to cover the point? We all know that a human rights and reconciliation extended response is likely and I would appreciate help with the topic.

 

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Yeah at my school we haven't been so deep into the Human Rights & Reconciliation topic as well. I would like to know as well and if anyone could spare some info or notes on that topic.

 

[ubermale]

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Hope this helps...

Future Challenges – Human Rights and Reconciliation
· In Australia we face challenges that must be resolved if we wish to live in a fair and equitable society. These include the enormous loss of human rights suffered by Indigenous people and the treatment of refugees in the early part of this century.
· Human rights are the fair treatments and basic freedoms that all humans deserve. The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 gives a range of laws to protect human rights for example social, economic and cultural rights i.e. the right to medical care, education, welfare and security, and civil and political rights i.e. the right to vote, the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression. There are also seven U.N treaties to preserve human rights for example, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Social, Cultural and Economic Rights.
· The International Criminal Court was developed to effectively deal with crime and therefore establish a better preservation of social justice and human rights.
· The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was created to help refugees settle into their countries and attempt to address humanitarian crises that threaten people’s human rights.
· In the struggle for power and control, human rights are frequently abused in many countries. Countries such as America, Russia, Africa and Australia have a number of forms of human rights abuses including:
· torture or ill-treatment by security forces, police and other authorities
· detention without charge or trial
· people are sentenced to death
· human rights violations such as killing of civilians, torture and hostage-taking by armed opposition groups.
· The two human rights abuses that occur in Australia are loss of human rights of Indigenous Australians and the treatment of refugees.
· A refugee is forced to flee their country due to fear of persecution or political belief.
· A migrant has a plan and choose when to leave and where to go.
· Australian NGO’s have implemented a number of human rights programs to improve human rights internationally. For example, CARE Australia and Community Aid Abroad.
· The Australia Government’s strategies include the establishment of national human rights institutions, providing AusAID programs and encourage global discussions on human rights issues.
· The Humanitarian Program has two components (1) Offshore resettlement where refugees are given permanent protection through visas (2) Onshore protection where refugees already in the country are given protection.
· Problems with the onshore Humanitarian program include Australia’s policy of mandatory detention of refugees and asylum seekers (grossly inhumane) and The Tampa Incident (see below).
· Australia’s refugee policy is one of mandatory detention. When refugees arrive in Australia, they are detained, usually in offshore islands. In contrast, Sweden has an open door to refugees and let more than three times as many into their country. Australia seems to abuse human rights in the sense that refugees are not granted permanent protection status and are held captive in overcrowded detention centres.
· The Tampa Incident was where a Norwegian Vessel responded to report that an overcrowded fishing boat was sinking. The illegal immigrants on board were refused political asylum by P.M John Howard and the ship had to land outside Australia waters. The event became legislative in that “queue jumping” was finally considered illegal.
· The ‘Pacific Solution’ to Australia overpopulation of refugees’ problem was resolved when NZ and a pacific island offered to take refugees. However strong human right abuses remained because these people where held in detention centres.
· After the Tampa Incident, new legislation on entry into Australia was passed. Certain Australian islands were cut out of Migration Act so now refugees who landed in an excised island could not apply for visas. This known as Border Control.
· Refugees are not always ‘welcomed’ into countries. The thoughts of terrorism and fears of a threat to the country’s security and refugees are not accepted unless they are under an official humanitarian program and/or have gained a visa. The Australian Government frowns upon those who seek to come Australia without the authority to do so. Many people and organisations believe Australia’s policy of detaining asylum seekers while their refugee status was determined as a breach of Australia’s international obligations. The UNCHR is one such organisation.
· Australia is highly liveable and considered a lucky country because of its high standards of living and abundance of natural resources. However, human rights are threatened for Indigenous Australians.
· Indigenous Australians have suffered through European invasion, dispossession, protection, assimilation, integration and racism. (see history)
· The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is relevant to improving the rights and well being of Indigenous peoples. There are articles explicitly relevant to Australia that support this.
· The Indigenous people suffer health inequities due to the remoteness of their communities, exposure to health risks (alcohol, obesity) and social and cultural factors (racism, disadvantages in education, physical environment factors).
· Too meet the challenges of equality in human rights for Indigenous peoples, Australia needs to improve health facilities, develop the remote communities initiative, funding to assist health-care professionals for Indigenous areas etc.
· The path towards reconciliation has been slow and difficult. There are signs, however, that progress is being made towards healing the wounds of the past and dealing with issues that have been the cause of disadvantages suffered by Indigenous people.
· The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation is a formal structure given to the reconciliation movement of 1991.
· The Australian Declaration Towards Reconciliation is guidelines or ideas in order to achieve reconciliation.
· The Roadmap for Reconciliation includes The People’s Walk for Reconciliation, documents for reconciliation and for the Government to say sorry and promote self-determination.
· The Four National Strategies to achieve Reconciliation are
1. The National Strategy to Sustain the Reconciliation Process
2. The National Strategy to Promote Recognition of Indigenous People’s rights
3. The National Strategy to Overcome Disadvantage
4. The National Strategy for Economic Independence

• The political steps New Zealanders did for Maori’s was (1) found the document “Treaty of Waitangi” in 1840 to preserve traditional Maori law and culture (2) reserved Maori seats in Parliament, land claims, education etc (3) the “Treaty of Waitangi Act” enshrined Maori rights into law.
• Australia can take into consideration the plight of those less fortunate and in the case of the refugees, not lock them up for trying to seek safety. In the case of the Indigenous Australians, their culture should be taken into account (as well as what we have caused throughout history) when making decisions.
• To address the challenges of refugees and Indigenous for the future, Australia needs to ratify and meet the policies they adhere, educate a multicultural, democratic country and eliminate bigot, socio-cultural barriers that may exist.

 

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Hope this helps...

Future Challenges – Human Rights and Reconciliation
· In Australia we face challenges that must be resolved if we wish to live in a fair and equitable society. These include the enormous loss of human rights suffered by Indigenous people and the treatment of refugees in the early part of this century.
· Human rights are the fair treatments and basic freedoms that all humans deserve. The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 gives a range of laws to protect human rights for example social, economic and cultural rights i.e. the right to medical care, education, welfare and security, and civil and political rights i.e. the right to vote, the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression. There are also seven U.N treaties to preserve human rights for example, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Social, Cultural and Economic Rights.
· The International Criminal Court was developed to effectively deal with crime and therefore establish a better preservation of social justice and human rights.
· The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was created to help refugees settle into their countries and attempt to address humanitarian crises that threaten people’s human rights.
· In the struggle for power and control, human rights are frequently abused in many countries. Countries such as America, Russia, Africa and Australia have a number of forms of human rights abuses including:
· torture or ill-treatment by security forces, police and other authorities
· detention without charge or trial
· people are sentenced to death
· human rights violations such as killing of civilians, torture and hostage-taking by armed opposition groups.
· The two human rights abuses that occur in Australia are loss of human rights of Indigenous Australians and the treatment of refugees.
· A refugee is forced to flee their country due to fear of persecution or political belief.
· A migrant has a plan and choose when to leave and where to go.
· Australian NGO’s have implemented a number of human rights programs to improve human rights internationally. For example, CARE Australia and Community Aid Abroad.
· The Australia Government’s strategies include the establishment of national human rights institutions, providing AusAID programs and encourage global discussions on human rights issues.
· The Humanitarian Program has two components (1) Offshore resettlement where refugees are given permanent protection through visas (2) Onshore protection where refugees already in the country are given protection.
· Problems with the onshore Humanitarian program include Australia’s policy of mandatory detention of refugees and asylum seekers (grossly inhumane) and The Tampa Incident (see below).
· Australia’s refugee policy is one of mandatory detention. When refugees arrive in Australia, they are detained, usually in offshore islands. In contrast, Sweden has an open door to refugees and let more than three times as many into their country. Australia seems to abuse human rights in the sense that refugees are not granted permanent protection status and are held captive in overcrowded detention centres.
· The Tampa Incident was where a Norwegian Vessel responded to report that an overcrowded fishing boat was sinking. The illegal immigrants on board were refused political asylum by P.M John Howard and the ship had to land outside Australia waters. The event became legislative in that “queue jumping” was finally considered illegal.
· The ‘Pacific Solution’ to Australia overpopulation of refugees’ problem was resolved when NZ and a pacific island offered to take refugees. However strong human right abuses remained because these people where held in detention centres.
· After the Tampa Incident, new legislation on entry into Australia was passed. Certain Australian islands were cut out of Migration Act so now refugees who landed in an excised island could not apply for visas. This known as Border Control.
· Refugees are not always ‘welcomed’ into countries. The thoughts of terrorism and fears of a threat to the country’s security and refugees are not accepted unless they are under an official humanitarian program and/or have gained a visa. The Australian Government frowns upon those who seek to come Australia without the authority to do so. Many people and organisations believe Australia’s policy of detaining asylum seekers while their refugee status was determined as a breach of Australia’s international obligations. The UNCHR is one such organisation.
· Australia is highly liveable and considered a lucky country because of its high standards of living and abundance of natural resources. However, human rights are threatened for Indigenous Australians.
· Indigenous Australians have suffered through European invasion, dispossession, protection, assimilation, integration and racism. (see history)
· The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is relevant to improving the rights and well being of Indigenous peoples. There are articles explicitly relevant to Australia that support this.
· The Indigenous people suffer health inequities due to the remoteness of their communities, exposure to health risks (alcohol, obesity) and social and cultural factors (racism, disadvantages in education, physical environment factors).
· Too meet the challenges of equality in human rights for Indigenous peoples, Australia needs to improve health facilities, develop the remote communities initiative, funding to assist health-care professionals for Indigenous areas etc.
· The path towards reconciliation has been slow and difficult. There are signs, however, that progress is being made towards healing the wounds of the past and dealing with issues that have been the cause of disadvantages suffered by Indigenous people.
· The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation is a formal structure given to the reconciliation movement of 1991.
· The Australian Declaration Towards Reconciliation is guidelines or ideas in order to achieve reconciliation.
· The Roadmap for Reconciliation includes The People’s Walk for Reconciliation, documents for reconciliation and for the Government to say sorry and promote self-determination.
· The Four National Strategies to achieve Reconciliation are
1. The National Strategy to Sustain the Reconciliation Process
2. The National Strategy to Promote Recognition of Indigenous People’s rights
3. The National Strategy to Overcome Disadvantage
4. The National Strategy for Economic Independence

• The political steps New Zealanders did for Maori’s was (1) found the document “Treaty of Waitangi” in 1840 to preserve traditional Maori law and culture (2) reserved Maori seats in Parliament, land claims, education etc (3) the “Treaty of Waitangi Act” enshrined Maori rights into law.
• Australia can take into consideration the plight of those less fortunate and in the case of the refugees, not lock them up for trying to seek safety. In the case of the Indigenous Australians, their culture should be taken into account (as well as what we have caused throughout history) when making decisions.
• To address the challenges of refugees and Indigenous for the future, Australia needs to ratify and meet the policies they adhere, educate a multicultural, democratic country and eliminate bigot, socio-cultural barriers that may exist.

 

[stolenhotelpen]

thanks for the info-will read and hopefully imprint into my mind for tuesday
thanks heaps

 

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Hope this helps...

Future Challenges – Human Rights and Reconciliation
· In Australia we face challenges that must be resolved if we wish to live in a fair and equitable society. These include the enormous loss of human rights suffered by Indigenous people and the treatment of refugees in the early part of this century.
· Human rights are the fair treatments and basic freedoms that all humans deserve. The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 gives a range of laws to protect human rights for example social, economic and cultural rights i.e. the right to medical care, education, welfare and security, and civil and political rights i.e. the right to vote, the right to a fair trial and freedom of expression. There are also seven U.N treaties to preserve human rights for example, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Social, Cultural and Economic Rights.
· The International Criminal Court was developed to effectively deal with crime and therefore establish a better preservation of social justice and human rights.
· The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was created to help refugees settle into their countries and attempt to address humanitarian crises that threaten people’s human rights.
· In the struggle for power and control, human rights are frequently abused in many countries. Countries such as America, Russia, Africa and Australia have a number of forms of human rights abuses including:
· torture or ill-treatment by security forces, police and other authorities
· detention without charge or trial
· people are sentenced to death
· human rights violations such as killing of civilians, torture and hostage-taking by armed opposition groups.
· The two human rights abuses that occur in Australia are loss of human rights of Indigenous Australians and the treatment of refugees.
· A refugee is forced to flee their country due to fear of persecution or political belief.
· A migrant has a plan and choose when to leave and where to go.
· Australian NGO’s have implemented a number of human rights programs to improve human rights internationally. For example, CARE Australia and Community Aid Abroad.
· The Australia Government’s strategies include the establishment of national human rights institutions, providing AusAID programs and encourage global discussions on human rights issues.
· The Humanitarian Program has two components (1) Offshore resettlement where refugees are given permanent protection through visas (2) Onshore protection where refugees already in the country are given protection.
· Problems with the onshore Humanitarian program include Australia’s policy of mandatory detention of refugees and asylum seekers (grossly inhumane) and The Tampa Incident (see below).
· Australia’s refugee policy is one of mandatory detention. When refugees arrive in Australia, they are detained, usually in offshore islands. In contrast, Sweden has an open door to refugees and let more than three times as many into their country. Australia seems to abuse human rights in the sense that refugees are not granted permanent protection status and are held captive in overcrowded detention centres.
· The Tampa Incident was where a Norwegian Vessel responded to report that an overcrowded fishing boat was sinking. The illegal immigrants on board were refused political asylum by P.M John Howard and the ship had to land outside Australia waters. The event became legislative in that “queue jumping” was finally considered illegal.
· The ‘Pacific Solution’ to Australia overpopulation of refugees’ problem was resolved when NZ and a pacific island offered to take refugees. However strong human right abuses remained because these people where held in detention centres.
· After the Tampa Incident, new legislation on entry into Australia was passed. Certain Australian islands were cut out of Migration Act so now refugees who landed in an excised island could not apply for visas. This known as Border Control.
· Refugees are not always ‘welcomed’ into countries. The thoughts of terrorism and fears of a threat to the country’s security and refugees are not accepted unless they are under an official humanitarian program and/or have gained a visa. The Australian Government frowns upon those who seek to come Australia without the authority to do so. Many people and organisations believe Australia’s policy of detaining asylum seekers while their refugee status was determined as a breach of Australia’s international obligations. The UNCHR is one such organisation.
· Australia is highly liveable and considered a lucky country because of its high standards of living and abundance of natural resources. However, human rights are threatened for Indigenous Australians.
· Indigenous Australians have suffered through European invasion, dispossession, protection, assimilation, integration and racism. (see history)
· The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is relevant to improving the rights and well being of Indigenous peoples. There are articles explicitly relevant to Australia that support this.
· The Indigenous people suffer health inequities due to the remoteness of their communities, exposure to health risks (alcohol, obesity) and social and cultural factors (racism, disadvantages in education, physical environment factors).
· Too meet the challenges of equality in human rights for Indigenous peoples, Australia needs to improve health facilities, develop the remote communities initiative, funding to assist health-care professionals for Indigenous areas etc.
· The path towards reconciliation has been slow and difficult. There are signs, however, that progress is being made towards healing the wounds of the past and dealing with issues that have been the cause of disadvantages suffered by Indigenous people.
· The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation is a formal structure given to the reconciliation movement of 1991.
· The Australian Declaration Towards Reconciliation is guidelines or ideas in order to achieve reconciliation.
· The Roadmap for Reconciliation includes The People’s Walk for Reconciliation, documents for reconciliation and for the Government to say sorry and promote self-determination.
· The Four National Strategies to achieve Reconciliation are
1. The National Strategy to Sustain the Reconciliation Process
2. The National Strategy to Promote Recognition of Indigenous People’s rights
3. The National Strategy to Overcome Disadvantage
4. The National Strategy for Economic Independence

• The political steps New Zealanders did for Maori’s was (1) found the document “Treaty of Waitangi” in 1840 to preserve traditional Maori law and culture (2) reserved Maori seats in Parliament, land claims, education etc (3) the “Treaty of Waitangi Act” enshrined Maori rights into law.
• Australia can take into consideration the plight of those less fortunate and in the case of the refugees, not lock them up for trying to seek safety. In the case of the Indigenous Australians, their culture should be taken into account (as well as what we have caused throughout history) when making decisions.
• To address the challenges of refugees and Indigenous for the future, Australia needs to ratify and meet the policies they adhere, educate a multicultural, democratic country and eliminate bigot, socio-cultural barriers that may exist.

 

[ubermale]

So what does it actually mean by 'implications'? Could someone list some of these list these implications in point form?