How can NGOs contribute to the UPR for Australia?
Any NGO may submit information which can be added to the ‘other stakeholders’ report which is considered during the review. Submissions can be made individually or jointly with other NGOs. As the practice is for all NGO contributions to be summarised down to a total of 5 pages submissions should be succinct. The deadline for submissions was 12 July 2010. In addition, the Australian Government will consult widely in the preparation of its UPR report. There will be a formal opportunity to provide comment on the draft Australian report during 2010. A coalition of NGOs has formed to prepare a joint submission for the UPR and to also contribute comments to the Government’s report. The joint submission was lodged in 2010 and can be accessed here: http://www.hrlrc.org.au/content/topics/business/upr-ngo-report-on-australia/. The contacts for this NGO coalition are: • Human Rights Law Resource Centre – Mr Ben Schokman. Email: ben.schokman@hrlrc.org.au. • National Association of Community Legal
