Human Rights Medal
Subcategory of Awards — Australian Awards
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Notes

  • Awarded by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in recognition of the exceptional achievements of an individual in promoting human rights.

Latest Winners / Recipients

Year: 2018

joint winner Chrissie Foster

with Peter McClellan

Year: 2017

winner Johnathan Thurston

Year: 2015

winner Peter Greste

Year: 2014

winner Dorothy Hoddinott

Year: 2012

Ian Thorpe For 'more than a decade as a passionate advocate for Indigenous people and young Australians' through his Fountain for Youth charity.
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Works About this Award

Commemorations Loved Family Members : Megan Riley Megan Riley , 2002 single work oral history
— Appears in: Echoes of the Past : Sister Kate's Home Revisited 2002; (p. 79-81)
Aboriginal Author Wins Human-Rights Medal 1994 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 14 November 1994; (p. 4)
New Values, New Awards Maureen Crago , 1991 single work column
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , September vol. 6 no. 4 1991; (p. 14-16)
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