Tag: human rights defenders

Letter to UN Human Rights Council: Protect Human Rights Defenders

April 9, 2016

The Human Rights Council of Australia is a cosponsor of the letter below to the UN Human Rights Council on the rights of human rights defenders working to promote economic, social and cultural rights. The letter contributed to the UNHRC…

Australian Government: Work for UN Resolution on Human Rights Situation in Egypt

July 9, 2015

NGO letter on human rights situation in Egypt

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…