WK provided significant pro bono support to the 2025-26 Universal Periodic Review report which was submitted to the United Nations as part of the Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record.

The report, backed by over 150 civil society organisations who deal with various cross sectional issues (such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, older people, disability, refugee and people seeking asylum, LGBTIQA+, women and climate rights) highlights Australia’s backsliding policy and approaches on key human rights issues, from First Nations justice and gender-based violence to offshore detention and climate inaction.

The report calls for urgent reforms, including introducing an Australian Human Rights Act to embed rights at the core of policy and services, tackling ongoing systemic racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, raising the age of criminal responsibility, incorporating the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and stronger protections against gender-based violence.

"Thank you for your contributions to the NGO Shadow Report and the significant work that followed its submission, including in drafting the first version of the factsheets. I don’t think that we would have been able to do all the things involved in the process without W+K support including through Akira’s secondment, and the additional pro bono support."