1. Australia’s Election to the UN Human Rights Council
- Author:
- Alan Tidwell
- Publication Date:
- 12-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- In mid-October, Australia was elected for the first time to the UN Human Rights Council. Australia, of course, is no stranger to working in the UN, having previously served on the Security Council five times. As a middle power, Australia has long worked to uphold international law and the international rules-based order. Australia’s stated goals for its term on the Council reflect its longstanding policies and values of equity and fairness. According to Freedom House, these policies and values make Australia one of the freest countries in the world. Pragmatically, this reputation also serves to wash away Australia’s dual sins of offshore processing of asylum seekers and continuing rise in aboriginal disadvantage.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Refugee Issues, Elections, International Community, Indigenous, and UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
- Political Geography:
- United Nations, Australia, and Australia/Pacific