12th Meeting 61st Session of Human Rights Council UN Web TV
- ITEM 2: General debate
SPEAKER
Australia, Ms. Clare Walsh
Australia thanks the High Commissioner for his report.
Globally, human rights are under attack.
The space for civil society and human rights defenders narrows, including in Iran, Russia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, China, Myanmar, Belarus, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Georgia and Burkina Faso, and transnational repression is growing.
Australia stands with the brave people of Iran in their struggle against oppression, and calls on the regime to uphold human rights of its citizens.
We call on Russia to comply with its international human rights obligations and end its invasion of Ukraine.
Australia remains gravely concerned by human rights violations, including forced labour, in Xinjiang and Tibet, and the erosion of rights and freedoms in Hong Kong.
As the scourge of antisemitism and Islamophobia continues to rise, Australia remains committed to combating hatred in all its forms.
Australia is gravely concerned by ongoing violations and abuses of human rights of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Globally, we are concerned by ongoing use of the death penalty, suppression of women’s rights, and heightened rates of violence and discrimination LGBTQIA+ people face.
In our region, the climate crisis is eroding human rights, especially in the Pacific, with the most vulnerable bearing the brunt.
We must do more to safeguard human rights – because when people are marginalised or persecuted, humanity suffers.
Source:
UN Web TV, 12th Meeting 61st Session of Human Rights Council, https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1utrs3yn6.
