Expanded definition of human rights to include the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023

Independent Bill

1st House

2nd House

Law

Introduced by: Lidia Thorpe (IND)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The definition of human rights now includes the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
The law adds a note explaining how to find UN General Assembly resolutions on the UN website.

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