Chapter 4: Universal Periodic Review Chapter 4 looks at Australia’s human rights performance through the lens of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, with particular reference to the human rights issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This chapter includes information on Australia’s recent appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Council for the UPR, Australia’s adoption, implementation and monitoring of recommendations, and information on the UPR process more generally. Importantly, this chapter also explores the of a UPR monitoring mechanism based on the framework provided by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration). A number of case studies explore the issues of justice, health equality and remote communities to demonstrate how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and representative bodies might be able to develop their own indicators for monitoring the progress of the UPR over the next four years.
Chapter 4: Universal Periodic Review Chapter 4 looks at Australia’s human rights performance through the lens of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, with particular reference to the human rights issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This chapter includes information on Australia’s recent appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Council for the UPR, Australia’s adoption, implementation and monitoring of recommendations, and information on the UPR process more generally. Importantly, this chapter also explores the of a UPR monitoring mechanism based on the framework provided by the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration). A number of case studies explore the issues of justice, health equality and remote communities to demonstrate how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and representative bodies might be able to develop their own indicators for monitoring the progress of the UPR over the next four years.
AHRC_SJNTR_2016_0.docx