14 September to 6 October 2020
Dignitary Address
Contents
National Statements
- Australian Statement for Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Country Report on Georgia, 5 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Fact-finding mission on Libya, 5 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on the Democratic Republic of Congo and final report of experts on Kasai, 2 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Central African Republic, 2 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the Independent Expert’s report on Sudan, 2 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Somalia, 2 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on Ukraine, 1 October 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia, 1 October 2020
- Australian Statement for Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Secretary-General on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, 30 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on Yemen, 29 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Item 4 general debate, 25 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 24 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue on the annual report on the work of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples , 24 September 2020, delivered by Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Ken Wyatt AM, MP
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Independent International Fact-finding Mission on Venezuela, 24 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan, 23 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, 22 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, 22 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, 22 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, 21 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the urgent debate on Belarus, 18 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, 16 September 2020
- Australian Statement for the Item 2 General debate, 15 September
- Australian Statement in the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of the human rights in Myanmar, including of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities and on the implementation of recommendations by the independent international fact-finding mission, 14 September 2020
- Australian Statement in the Interactive Dialogue on the report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, 14 September 2020
- Australian Statement in the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update on COVID-19, 14 September 2020
Joint Statements
- Joint Statement of the Commonwealth led by the UK, 2 October 2020
- Joint Statement on Arbitrary Detention - Item 8, as delivered, 1 October 2020
- Joint Statement led by Austria on the Rights of Intersex Persons, 30 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Latvia on the Promotion of Universality of the Standing Invitations to all Special Procedures, 29 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Norway on behalf of a Group of 7 countries on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms, 29 September 2020
- Joint Statement of the Group of Friends of Special Procedures and other countries, 29 September 2020
- MIKTA joint statement on annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective, 28 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Australia, Canada and the UK on Strengthening the Intersectional Perspective in the Work of the Human Rights Council, 28 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Germany on the Islamic Republic of Iran, 25 September 2020
- Joint Statement by Australia, Canada and New Zealand on the protection of Indigenous human rights defenders, 23 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Belgium on the 20th Anniversary of the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statement by the core group of co-sponsoring states of the resolution “The role of prevention in promotion and protection of human rights” on Prevention, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Brazil on the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Liechtenstein on Casualty Recording, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Czechia on Equal Participation in Political and Public Affairs, 22 September 2020
- Pacific Joint Statement led by Australia on Diverse voices being heard on the Human Rights Council, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Australia and Indonesia on family violence, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statementled by El Salvador on migrant children and adolescents, 22 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Canada on Internet shutdowns in Belarus, 18 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Ukraine on the human rights situation in temporarily occupied Crimea and unrestricted access for human rights monitoring mechanisms therein, 15 September 2020
- Joint Statement Towards a more diverse, inclusive and representative Council for the Item 2 General Debate, 15 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by Denmark on the human rights situation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Item 2 General Debate, 15 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by the EU and OIC on the human rights situation in Myanmar for the Item 2 General Debate, 15 September 2020
- Joint Statement led by the Netherlands on Human Rights Council Membership, 14 September 2020
Statements at Action
- General Comment: Resolution on the Contribution of the HRC to the prevention of human rights violations, 7 October 2020
- Explanation of Vote: Resolution on Promoting, protecting and respecting women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights in humanitarian situations, 7 October 2020
- Explanation of Vote: Resolution on the Rights of the child: realizing the rights of the child through a healthy environment, 6 October 2020
- General Comment: Resolution on the Safety of journalists, 6 October 2020
- Explanation of Vote: Resolution on the Right to Development, 6 October 2020
- General Comment: Resolution on the human rights situation in Yemen, 6 October 2020
- General Comment: Resolution on the Commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Work, 6 October 2020
- General Comment: Resolution on National Human Rights Institutions, 6 October 2020
- Explanation of Vote: Resolution on Eliminating inequality within and among States for the realization of all Human Rights, 6 October 2020
- General Comment: Resolution on Promoting and protecting the human rights of women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), 6 October 2020
- General Comment: Resolution on the Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 6 October 2020