Appendix E – Engagement with non-government organisations since 2009
Australia – China Dialogue
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 14th Australia-China Human
Rights Dialogue
n  Australian Council of
Trade Unions
n  Alliance for
Democracy in Laos
n  Amnesty International
Australia
n  Asia Pacific Forum of
National Human Rights Institutions
n  Australian Baha’i
Community
n  Australian Catholic
Social Justice Council
n  Australian Council
for Human Rights Education
n  Australia Council for
International Development
n  Australian Forum of
Human Rights Organisations
n  Australian Lawyers
for Human Rights
n  Australian Press
Council
n  Australian Red Cross
n  Australia Tibet
Council
n  Christian Faith and
Freedom
n  Civil Liberties
Australia
n  Falun Dafa
n  Federation of Ethnic
Communities’ Council of Australia
n  Human Rights Council
of Australia
n  Human Rights Law
Centre
n  International
Committee of Jurists Australia
n  Khmer Krom
Representative of Khmer Krom in Asia Pacific
n  Law Council of
Australia
n  Media, Entertainment
and Arts Alliance
n  Medecins Sans
Frontieres Australia
n  National Committee on
Human Rights Education Invitation
n  National Council of
Women Australia
n  Oxfam Australia
n  Public Interest
Advocacy Centre
n  Quaker Service
Australia
n  Sydney PEN
n  United Nations
Association of Australia
n  Uniting Justice
Australia
n  Viet Tan
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 13th Australia-China Human
Rights Dialogue
n  Amnesty International
Australia*
n  Asia Pacific Forum of
National Human Rights Institutions
n  Australia Tibet
Council*
n  Australian Baha’i
Community
n  Australian Council
for International Development
n  Australian Council of
Trade Unions
n  Australian Press
Council
n  Falun Dafa
Association of New South Wales*
n  Federation of Ethnic
Communities Councils of Australia
n  Human Rights Council
of Australia
n  International
Commission of Jurists
n  Law Council of
Australia
n  Media, Entertainment
& Arts Alliance*
n  National Committee on
Human Rights Education
n  Sydney PEN*
n  Tears of the
Oppressed / Christian Faith & Freedom*
n  United National
Association of Australia
* denotes submission received
Six submissions were received.
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 12th Australia-China Human
Rights Dialogue
n  Australian Baha’i
Community
n  Australian Council of
Trade Unions*
n  Australia Tibet
Council*
n  Amnesty International
Australia*
n  Asia-Pacific Forum of
National Human Rights Institutions
n  Australian Council
for International Development*
n  Australian Forum for
Human Rights Organisations
n  Australian Press
Council
n  Falun Dafa
Association of New South Wales*
n  Federation of Ethnic
Communities’ Councils of Australia
n  Human Rights Council of
Australia
n  International
Commission of Jurists*
n  Law Council of
Australia*
n  Media, Entertainment
& Arts Alliance*
n  National Centre on
Human Rights Education
n  National Council of
Women Australia*
n  Sydney PEN*
n  Tears of the
Oppressed / Christian Faith & Freedom*
n  United Nations
Association of Australia*
* denotes submission received
12 submissions were received.
Australia – Vietnam Dialogue
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 9th Australia-Vietnam Human
Rights Dialogue
n  Australian Council of
Trade Unions
n  Alliance for
Democracy in Laos
n  Amnesty International
Australia
n  Asia Pacific Forum of
National Human Rights Institutions
n  Australian Baha’i
Community
n  Australian Catholic
Social Justice Council
n  Australian Council
for Human Rights Education
n  Australia Council for
International Development
n  Australian Forum of
Human Rights Organisations
n  Australian Lawyers
for Human Rights
n  Australian Press
Council
n  Australian Red Cross
n  Australia Tibet
Council
n  Christian Faith and
Freedom
n  Civil Liberties
Australia
n  Falun Dafa
n  Federation of Ethnic
Communities’ Council of Australia
n  Human Rights Council
of Australia
n  Human Rights Law
Centre
n  International
Committee of Jurists Australia
n  Khmer Krom
Representative of Khmer Krom in Asia Pacific
n  Law Council of
Australia
n  Media, Entertainment
and Arts Alliance
n  Medecins Sans
Frontieres Australia
n  National Committee on
Human Rights Education Invitation
n  National Council of
Women Australia
n  Oxfam Australia
n  Public Interest
Advocacy Centre
n  Quaker Service
Australia
n  Sydney PEN
n  United Nations
Association of Australia
n  Uniting Justice
Australia
n  Viet Tan
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 8th Australia-Vietnam Human
Rights Dialogue
n  Amnesty International
Australia
n  Australian Council
for International Development
n  Australian Forum of
Human Rights Organisations
n  Human Rights Council
of Australia
n  International
Commission of Jurists
n  United Nations
Association of Australia 
n  Viet Tan
* denotes submission received
Two submissions were received (including one from Human
Rights Watch).
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 7th Australia-Vietnam Human
Rights Dialogue
Australian Forum of Human Rights Organisations (requesting
the Forum to distribute the notice to interested NGOs)
Four submissions were received from the following NGOs:
n  Australian Council
for International Development
n  Human Rights Council
of Australia
n  Human Rights Watch
n  International
Commission of Jurists Australia
Australia – Laos Dialogue
NGOs DFAT wrote to in advance of the 3rd Australia-Vietnam Human
Rights Dialogue
n  Australian Council of
Trade Unions
n  Alliance for Democracy
in Laos
n  Amnesty International
Australia
n  Asia Pacific Forum of
National Human Rights Institutions
n  Australian Baha’i
Community
n  Australian Catholic
Social Justice Council
n  Australian Council
for Human Rights Education
n  Australia Council for
International Development
n  Australian Forum of
Human Rights Organisations
n  Australian Lawyers
for Human Rights
n  Australian Press
Council
n  Australian Red Cross
n  Australia Tibet
Council
n  Christian Faith and
Freedom
n  Civil Liberties
Australia
n  Falun Dafa
n  Federation of Ethnic
Communities’ Council of Australia
n  Human Rights Council
of Australia
n  Human Rights Law
Centre
n  International
Committee of Jurists Australia
n  Khmer Krom
Representative of Khmer Krom in Asia Pacific
n  Law Council of
Australia
n  Media, Entertainment
and Arts Alliance
n  Medecins Sans
Frontieres Australia
n  National Committee on
Human Rights Education Invitation
n  National Council of
Women Australia
n  Oxfam Australia
n  Public Interest
Advocacy Centre
n  Quaker Service
Australia
n  Sydney PEN
n  United Nations
Association of Australia
n  Uniting Justice
Australia
n  Viet Tan