Human rights

Joint Statement on the protection of Indigenous human rights defenders

Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the annual report on the work of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela

Joint Statement on Equal Participation in Political and Public Affairs. Human Rights Council 45th session Item 3 (22 September 2020)

Australia is proud to have consistently advanced human rights globally, including by holding others to account in line with our national values.

Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development

Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons

We are gravely concerned that violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, has intensified since the outbreak of COVID-19². The pandemic has exacerbated long-standing and unacceptable rates of gender-based violence.

Joint Statement on migrant children and adolescents

Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria