Social justice report 2009

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner (2009)
Social justice report 2009.
Sydney: Australian Human Rights Commission

This report, released annually by the Australian Human Rights Commission (previously the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, HREOC) through the Office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, considers the impact of government activity on the exercise and enjoyment of Indigenous people’s human rights and provides recommendations to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians.

This year’s report concentrates on: justice reinvestment to reduce the over-representation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Indigenous homeland communities. The report includes 12 recommendations, four recommendations on justice reinvestment, seven recommendations on how to protect Indigenous language and one recommendation on sustaining Indigenous homeland communities.

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• For further information:
  • View report (HTML)
  • View report (PDF – 1.7MB – large file warning!)
  • View report (Word – 2.2MB – large file warning!)
  • View community guide: Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2009 (HTML)
  • View community guide: Social Justice and Native Title Reports 2009 (PDF – 454KB)
  • View website: Australian Human Rights Commission
  • View website: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
  • Commissioner Calma’s final Social Justice and Native Title reports point to optimistic future
    View media release: Australian Human Rights Commission (22 January 2010)
  • Divert jail funds into troubled communities: Calma
    View media release: ABC News (22 January 2010)
• Contact details:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, Australian Human Rights Commission, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001, ph: (02) 9284 9600, fax: (02) 9284 9611, email: paffairs@humanrights.gov.au