Christopher 'Chris' Dominic Sidoti was born on 1951 and is an Australian expert on international human rights law, a lawyer and advocate.
14 Facts About Chris Sidoti
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Chris Sidoti is a former Human Rights Commissioner, and a former commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission, and has held a range of other distinguished posts.
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Chris Sidoti was the Foundation Secretary of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in 1987.
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In November 2016, Sidoti gave a speech for the Commission reflecting on thirty years of achievements and lessons.
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Between 1995 and 2000 Chris Sidoti served as Australian Human Rights Commissioner, and between 1992 and 1995 was a commissioner of the Australian Law Reform Commission.
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Chris Sidoti played a role in the establishment of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions.
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In 2008, Chris Sidoti was appointed to the position of chairman of the New South Wales Casino Control Authority and subsequently the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Authority.
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Chris Sidoti formerly held a position as National Secretary of the now dismantled Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace.
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Chris Sidoti was appointed to the board of trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights in 2011.
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In non-governmental roles, Chris Sidoti served as Director of the International Service for Human Rights from 2003 to 2007 and later served on the board of the organization.
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Chris Sidoti has worked for the Human Rights Council of Australia and the Australian Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace.
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Chris Sidoti serves as adjunct professor at the University of Western Sydney, Griffith University, University of the Sunshine Coast, and the Australian Catholic University.
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Chris Sidoti is a Fellow of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at Monash University, and an Affiliate at the Sydney Centre for International Law at the University of Sydney.
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Chris Sidoti co-led a UN fact-finding mission on Myanmar established in 2017 to look into "alleged recent human rights violations by military and security forces" related to the Rohingya genocide, which presented its report in September 2018.