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Expert respondents did not provide any specific information about who is especially vulnerable to violations of this right.

Expert respondents did not provide any specific information about who is especially vulnerable to violations of this right.

When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to health in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Caste discrimination goes unnoticed by the government as it happens subtly within the same ethnic groups, and can impact people’s access to healthcare
• LGBTQIA+ people face discrimination when accessing health care, especially transgender people

When asked to provide more context about who was particularly unlikely to enjoy their right to housing in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Caste discrimination goes unnoticed by the government as it happens subtly within the same ethnic groups, and can impact people’s access to housing

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to arbitrary or political arrest and detention by government agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Refugees and asylum seekers are detained for the duration of their visa processing, and many face indefinite detention
• Refugees and asylum seekers are forcibly returned to countries where they face a very high risk of persecution
• Refugees and asylum seekers are sent to offshore processing camps in Nauru
• Whistleblowers

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to disappearance by government agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Refugees and asylum seekers are forcibly returned to countries where they face a very high risk of persecution

Expert respondents did not provide any specific information about who is especially vulnerable to violations of this right.

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to extrajudicial killing by government agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Refugees and asylum seekers are detained for the duration of their visa processing, and many face indefinite detention

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to restrictions on their rights to assembly and association by the government or its agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Indigenous people, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are not recognised in the Constitution
• LGBTQIA+ people face discrimination from religious communities when participating in politics
• The 2023 Australia Indigenous Voice Constitutional Referendum, which proposed to establish an advisory body to make representations on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, was rejected
• Non-violent protesters can face prison sentences, under new anti-protest laws
• Refugees and asylum seekers who speak out against the government

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to restrictions on their rights to opinion and expression by government agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• Women and girls who publicly express their rights, grievances, or opinions
• Indigenous people, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, are not recognised in the Constitution
• People who support Palestine
• Refugees and asylum seekers who speak out against the government
• Refugees and asylum seekers have limited rights, as stated in theire visa conditions

When asked to provide more context about who was especially vulnerable to restrictions on their political participation by the government or its agents in 2023, our respondents mentioned all of the following:

• The 2023 Australia Indigenous Voice Constitutional Referendum, which proposed to establish an advisory body to make representations on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, was rejected
• Refugees and asylum seekers don’t have voting rights