Recommendation 63

Cooperate fully with the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council and ensure everyone enjoys the right to unhindered access to and communication with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms, including by preventing and ensuring adequate protection against reprisals

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State
Ireland
Issue
International engagement and assistance
Population group
N/A
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• Attorney-General's Department
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Australia's Response
Accepts
Australia's Position

 

The Australian Government considers all recommendations made by Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Human Rights Council.

The Australian Government has and will continue to cooperate with all Special Procedures Mandate Holders including maintaining standing invitations to visit Australia.

The Australian Government has hosted visits from five Special Rapporteurs since its second-cycle UPR:

  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders
  • Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
  • Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
  • Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
  • Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples.
The Australian Government will review all recommendations put forward by the Special Procedures Mandate Holders and respond accordingly.