5. The United Nations International Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is essential for the protection of human rights. However, despite the fact that Australia is considered to be one of the most democratic countries in the world, it fails to take full account of the need to offer maximum protection of human rights especially concerning the aboriginal population. This is why the UN has hard criticized the government for its actions.
Critics have been focused on the administrative aspects of the human rights protection system in Australia in particular on the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission which the Australian government has committed itself to reform (United Nations, 2006). Also, the United Nations raised questions concerning the possibility of the Aboriginal people to benefit from the power of representativeness. However, the government is determined to take these matters under consideration and reconsider the situation through the establishment of several forms of consultation such as the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination, or the National Indigenous Council (United Nations, 2006).
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In this sense, it has engaged in several initiatives aimed at developing and supporting "representative networks through regional consultation processes" (United Nations, 2006). In terms of agreements, these were signed at local and regional level in order to boast relations between the aboriginals and the Australian government.
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