An inquiry into Australia’s efforts to advocate for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty.
The inquiry will:
- Progress against the recommendations in the 2017 Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade report: A world without the death penalty: Australia's Advocacy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty;
- Australia's international engagement to promote abolition of the death penalty;
- Opportunities and risks for Australia to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty internationally, including:
Engagement with international institutions and likeminded countries;
a) Advocacy for Australians subject to or potentially subject to the death penalty;
b) Addressing heightened risk of the death penalty based on sexual orientation and gender identity, ethnicity, religion and political beliefs;
c) Cooperation with civil society and non-government organisations; and
- Any related matters.