Tag: UN Human Rights Council
AIJAC welcomes Australian votes in the UN Human Rights Council
AIJAC welcomes Australia’s principled decision to be the only country to vote against all five anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Australia and Israel at the United Nations
Australia and Israel have worked together in the United Nations going back prior to the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
UNHRC publishes “blacklist” of companies active in settlements
This Update provides background and critical analysis of the UN Human Rights Council's (UNHRC) release of a list of 112 companies who do business in Israeli settlements - issued on Wednesday in response to a resolution passed in 2016.
Australia urged to condemn biased “blacklist”
Following publication by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a “blacklist” of businesses operating in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC) is calling on the Australian Government to maintain its principled stance towards fairness at the UN and condemn the list.
