Australia was reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on 27 January 2011. The UPR is a mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council which reviews the human rights records of all 192 United Nations Member States. The UPR provides a significant opportunity for the Australian Government to improve the protection and promotion of human rights and to fulfil its international legal obligations.
On 8 June 2011, Australia provided its formal response to 145 recommendations made through the UPR. In total, the Government accepted approximately 90 percent of the recommendations in whole or in part.
These pages contain the following information:
- Universal Periodic Review Materials, including NGO materials and reports by the Australian Government, the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Australian NGO Coalition
- 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
