This page contains the following information:
- Australian Government’s Report
- NGO Reports, Materials and Statements
- Australian Human Rights Commission’s Report
- Further Information about the UPR
Australian Government’s Report
The Australian Government submitted its UPR Report to the UN Human Rights Council in October 2010. Click here for a copy of the Australian Government’s report.
NGO Reports, Materials and Statements
NGO Report
In July 2010, a large coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs) from across Australia prepared a joint NGO submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Australia. The submission was prepared with substantial input and guidance from a high-level NGO Working Group and was endorsed, in whole or part, by 68 leading organisations.
NGO Statement
On 16 May 2011, the NGO Coalition submitted a written statement on the Universal Periodic Review of Australia for consideration under Item 6 at the 17th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in June 2011.
NGO Fact Sheets and Materials
To assist States, NHRIs and NGOs to participate in the Universal Periodic Review of Australia, the NGO coalition prepared a range of thematic fact sheets. Each fact sheet contains background to the issue and suggested questions and recommendations for Australia. A consolidated version of all of the Fact Sheets is also available.
- Cover Page
- Fact Sheet 1 – Constitutional and legislative framework
- Fact Sheet 2 – Equality and non-discrimination laws
- Fact Sheet 3 – Women’s rights
- Fact Sheet 4 – People with disability
- Fact Sheet 5 – Children’s rights
- Fact Sheet 6 – Sexual and gender identity
- Fact Sheet 7 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Fact Sheet 8 – Refugees and asylum seekers
- Fact Sheet 9 – Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Fact Sheet 10 – Administration of justice
- Fact Sheet 11 – Housing and homelessness
- Fact Sheet 12 – Poverty
- Fact Sheet 13 – Mental health care
- Fact Sheet 14 – Counter-terrorism
- Fact Sheet 15 – Police
- Fact Sheet 16 – Prisoners and prison conditions
- Fact Sheet 17 – Extra-territorial obligations
Australian Human Rights Commission’s Report
As part of the UPR process, the Australian Human Rights Commission submitted a report in July 2010. Click here for a copy of the AHRC’s report.
Further Information about the UPR
Click here for a Background Paper on the UPR process. Further information is also available on the OHCHR website.
Further Information
The following further information is available about Australia’s Universal Periodic Review:
- Updates from the NGO Coalition, including coverage of Australia’s UPR appearance and updates from the NGO delegation that travelled to Geneva in January and February 2011
- Outcomes of Australia’s UPR Appearance in January 2011, including the UN’s Draft Report on Australia
- Follow Up and Implementation, including opportunities for NGO involvement and collaboration between the adoption of the Draft Report and the delivery of Australia’s Formal Response
- Australia’s Formal Response to Recommendations of the UPR in June 2011, including statements from the Australian Ambassador and NGOs to the UN Human Rights Council
- Media Coverage and Press Releases about Australia’s UPR
- UPR Home Page
