You wouldn’t know it but earlier this year Australia’s human rights record was pored over by its peers (other countries) in the UN Human Rights Council. Every few years countries have to report on their human rights performance at part…
HRCA Chairperson, Mr Andrew Naylor outlined HRCA proposals for fostering the human rights of workers who are in Australia on temporary visas in a statement to last year’s Senate Enquiry into Temporary Migration. The abuse of human rights of these…
The Human Rights Council of Australia has joined with others concerned with the racist harassment of Australian of the Year Adam Goodes issued 31 July 2015. The statement is copied below. Australia must and can be better than this Joint…
Hon. Julie Bishop MP Foreign Minister Joint NGO Letter: Leadership on Egypt at the United Nations Human Rights Council Dear Minister, July 9, 2015 We write to urge Australia to play a leading role at the upcoming 30th session of…
The Hon Julie Bishop MP Minister for Foreign Affairs Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 17 June 2015 Dear Minister, RE: Bid for election to the United Nations Human Rights Council We the undersigned, representatives of Australian academia, Non-Government…
