Recommendation 68
Carry out an assessment of plans of action on human rights and ensure that these instruments are effective in practice
State
Belarus
Issue
Domestic legal, institutional and policy frameworks
Population group
N/A
Australian Government Agency and/or Jurisdiction
• Attorney-General's Department
Australia's Response
Notes (will not consider further at this time)
Australia's Position
he Australian Government's former National Human Rights Action Plan was the policy of a previous government. However, the Australian Government will continue some of the measures outlined in the Action Plan. For example, the Australian Government is committed to combatting violence against women and discrimination and constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
In addition, the Australian Government has established a Standing National Human Rights Mechanism to strengthen its overall engagement with United Nations human rights reporting and to improve consideration of recommendations made during reporting processes.
Two functions set out in the Terms of Reference for the Standing Mechanism are:
- responding to/follow-up on recommendations and concluding observations arising from United Nations human rights mechanisms,
- management of Australia's UPR monitoring process, including through this UPR monitoring website which was established in December 2017.