United Nations General Assembly A/HRC/36/46/Add.2 Distr.: General 8 August 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-sixth session 11-29 September 2017 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on her visit to Australia Note by the Secretariat The Secretariat has the honour to transmit to the Human Rights Council the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, in which she examines the human rights situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, on the basis of her visit to Australia from 20 March to 3 April 2017. In the report, the Special Rapporteur observes that the policies of the Government do not duly respect the rights to self-determination and effective participation; contribute to the failure to deliver on the targets in the areas of health, education and employment; and fuel the escalating and critical incarceration and child removal rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. A comprehensive revision of those policies needs to be a national priority, and the consequences and prevalence of intergenerational trauma and racism must be acknowledged and addressed. GE.17-13464(E) 