The APF advances human rights in the Asia Pacific through our member organisations. We facilitate the formation and growth of national human rights institutions by providing training, networking and resource sharing.
- International cooperation
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NHRIs lobby for role in global gender body
NHRIs have continued their advocacy campaign for independent participation in the work of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
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- Human Rights Issues
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Australia's NHRI urges action on torture prevention
The Australian Human Rights Commission has urged the Government to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, signed three years ago
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- Latest News
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Palestine: Rights violations continue but numbers fall
Palestine’s national human rights institution said there was a decline in the number of human rights violations in the Palestinian Territory in 2011 but noted that violations still occur almost on daily basis.
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