AUSTRALIA’S 3 R D UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
Joint NGO Submission on behalf of the
Australian NGO Coalition
APRIL 2020
This Joint NGO Submission is endorsed, in whole or in part, by 202 NGOs across Australia.
The submission was coordinated by the Human Rights Law Centre, the Kingsford Legal Centre and the
Caxton Legal Centre, working with an Advisory Group comprised of 16 NGOs, which provided expert
guidance on the content and focus of the submission.
The sections in the submission were developed by 21 expert and recognised NGOs, working with 36 other
diverse NGOs. Particular attention was taken to ensure intersectionality across the sections, reflecting the
compounding nature of discrimination and disadvantage in Australia, and the direct participation of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and their organisations.
This submission was finalised in April 2020, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic was sweeping Australia
and the world, resulting in delays in UN Universal Periodic Review processes. This submission was therefore
submitted in July 2020 and an annexure included (Annexure C) that addresses COVID-19 and human rights
developments in Australia between April and July 2020.
CONTACT
Edwina MacDonald
Human Rights Law Centre
upr@hrlc.org.au
Ph: + 61 3 8636 4450
Level 5, 175 Liverpool Street
Sydney NSW 2122
www.hrlc.org.au
Emma Golledge
Kingsford Legal Centre
e.golledge@unsw.edu.au
Ph: + 61 2 9385 9566
F8-003 UNSW Australia
UNSW Sydney 2052
www.klc.unsw.edu.au
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Bridget Burton
Caxton Legal Centre
bridget@caxton.org.au
Ph: + 61 7 3214 6333
1 Manning Street,
South Brisbane QLD 4101
www.caxton.org.au