Helen Watchirs

OAM

Occupation
Advocate, Commissioner and Lawyer
Jurisdiction

Dr Helen Watchirs is President of the Australian Capital Territory Human Rights Commission, and Human Rights Commissioner since 2004. In 2010 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to the advancement of human rights particularly as the Human Rights and Discrimination Commissioner of the Australian Capital Territory.

Sources used to compile this entry: http://hrc.act.gov.au/discrimination/publications-education/brochures-posters/dr-watchirs-biography/ (viewed 30 August 2016).

Prepared by Larissa Halonkin