Human Rights Advocacy Grant Program

This human rights advocacy grant program will support a diverse range of human rights focused organisations to advance Australia’s human rights priorities multilaterally and in our region – including activities in support of Australia’s multilateral human rights priorities. This grant program will be restricted to domestic and international civil society and/or non-government organisations, research organisations, multilateral organisations and partner governments that are undertaking a range of advocacy activities which promote and protect human rights in the multilateral arena or the Indo-Pacific region. The non-competitive grant program will target globally recognised and trusted partner organisations that can deliver on Australia’s contribution to key multilateral human rights commitments in an agile and efficient manner. These activities can include training and capacity building; thematic, legislative, policy and expert advice; awareness raising; and research, advocacy and reporting on a range of human rights matters. These advocacy grants can also go to Universal Periodic Review technical assistance and capacity-building, or to partners in the Indo-Pacific region to increase their engagement in the multilateral system.