18 June to 6 July 2018

Press Releases

• The 38th Session of the Human Rights Council, Media Release, 10 July 2018
• The 38th Session of the Human Rights Council, Media Release, 18 June 2018

National statements

• Statement to the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and the Special Rapporteur on peaceful assembly and association, 18 June 2018 [PDF 234 KB]
• Intervention during the Human Rights Council side event on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 18 June 2018 [PDF 233 KB]
• Statement to the General Debate on Item 2, the High Commissioner's oral update, 19 June 2018 [PDF 230 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education, 19 June 2018 [PDF 425 KB]
• Statement to the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Summary Executions and the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, 20 June 2018 [PDF 233 KB]
• Statement to the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, 20 June 2018 [PDF 385 KB]
• Statement as a concerned country, Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women in Australia, 20 June 2018 [PDF 394 KB]
• Intervention made by Australia concerning US withdrawal from the HRC, 20 June 2018 [PDF 370 KB]
• Statement to the Clustered Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, 21 June 2018 [PDF 236 KB]
• Statement at the annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, panel 1: The impact of violence against women human rights defenders and women's organizations in digital spaces, 21 June 2018 [PDF 231 KB]
• Statement at the clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of IDPs and Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, 21 June 2018 [PDF 122 KB]
• Statement at the annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, Panel 2: Advancing women's rights in the economic sphere through access and participation in information and communication technologies (ICTs), 22 June 2018 [PDF 120 KB]
• Statement to the Clustered Interactive Dialogue Working Group on transnational corporations and human rights and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, 25 June 2018 [PDF 367 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, 25 June 2018 [PDF 231 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, 26 June 2018 [PDF 280 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, 26 June 2018 [PDF 367 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, 27 June 2018 [PDF 230 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, 27 June 2018 [PDF 368 KB]
• Statement to the General Debate on Item 4, 27 June 2018 [PDF 377 KB]
• Statement to the General Debate on Item 8, 2 July 2018 [PDF 428 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Haiti, 3 July 2018 [PDF 371 KB]
• Statement to the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the DRC, 3 July 2018 [PDF 234 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue on the regular periodic update on Ukraine, 3 July 2018 [PDF 229 KB]
• Statement to the Annual thematic panel discussion on technical cooperation in the promotion and protection of human rights, 4 July 2018 [PDF 382 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Rohingya, 4 July 2018 [371 KB]
• Statement to the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Central African Republic, 4 July 2018 [367 KB]
• Statement to the High Commissioner's oral update on Georgia, 5 July 2018 [PDF 379 KB]

Joint statements

• Australia's Ambassador for Women and Girls: Joint Statement on advancing women's rights in the Pacific, 22 June 2018 [PDF 120 KB]
• Joint Statement by the Group of Friends on the Responsibility to Protect, 19 June 2018 [PDF 46 KB] | [Word 21 KB]
• Joint statement on the human rights situation in Cambodia, 19 June 2018 [PDF 105 KB] | [Word 228 KB]
• Joint Statement on the human rights situation in the Philippines, 19 June 2018 [PDF 18 KB] | [Word 23 KB]
• Joint statement to the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women, 21 June [PDF 15 KB] | [Word 19 KB]
• Joint Statement on behalf of the Freedom Online Coalition Geneva Network, 25 June 2018 [PDF 234 KB]
• Joint Statement on the plurality of families and protecting individual rights, 25 June 2018 [PDF 336 KB]
• Joint Statement by the Group of Friends on the Safety of Journalists, 25 June 2018 [PDF 16 KB] | [Word 24 KB]
• Joint Statement on Girls' Education, 25 June 2018 [PDF 41 KB] | [Word 21 KB]
• Joint Statement on Special Procedures, 27 June 2018 [PDF 16 KB] | [Word 30 KB]
• Joint Statement on 20th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights Defenders, 27 June 2018 [PDF 21 KB] | [Word 24 KB]
• Joint Statement on Effective and transparent exchange in informal consultations, 27 June 2018 [PDF 15 KB] | [Word 21 KB]
• Joint Statement on the New High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2 July 2018 [PDF 32 KB] | [Word 24 KB]
• Joint Statement on the Rule of Law, 2 July 2018 [PDF 37 KB] | [Word 25 KB]
• Joint Statement by MIKTA in the Annual Thematic Discussion on Technical Cooperation, 4 July 2018 [PDF 17 KB] | [Word 22 KB]
• Joint Statement by the Group of Friends of Small Island Developing States, 4 July 2018 [PDF 80 KB] | [Word 24 KB]
• Joint statement by the Group of Friends of the Responsibility to Protect on Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals, 4 July 2018 [PDF 18 KB] | [Word 19 KB]
• Joint Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela, 5 July 2018 [PDF 21 KB] | [Word 21 KB]
• Joint statement on addressing anti-Semitism, 8 July 2018 [PDF 41 KB] | [Word 14 KB]

Statements at action

• Elimination of discrimination against women – general comment [PDF 231 KB]
• Elimination of discrimination against women – explanation before the vote on amendment [PDF 231 KB]
• International cooperation in the field of human rights – general comment [PDF 376 KB]
• Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls – explanation of vote [PDF 230 KB]
• Elimination of female genital mutilation – general comment [PDF 227 KB]
• Situation of human rights in Belarus – general comment [PDF 223 KB]
• Civil Society space – explanation of vote [PDF 231 KB]
• Situation of human rights in Syria – general comment [PDF 227 KB]
• Situation of human rights in Syria – explanation of vote on amendment [PDF 228 KB]
• The promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests – explanation of vote [PDF 381 KB]
• End of item statement – Item 3 [PDF 224 KB]
• End of item statement – Item 9 [PDF 224 KB]