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On the ground at Australia's Universal Periodic Review

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor
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The second Universal Periodic Review of Australia took place under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council on November 9. Such reviews, which entail wide ranging scrutiny of a state’s human rights record, take place ever 4.5 years for each UN member state.

This is Australia’s second UPR, with the first having taken place in...

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