Human Rights Advisory Council Chair: Renate KICKER Deputy Chair: Andreas HAUER Name Institution Function Mathias VOGL Federal Ministry of the Interior Member Matthias KLAUS Federal Ministry of the Interior Substitute member Ronald FABER Federal Chancellery Member Brigitte OHMS Federal Chancellery Substitute member Gerhard AIGNER Federal Ministry of Health Member Irene HAGER-RUHS Federal Ministry of Health Substitute member Christian PILNACEK Federal Ministry of Justice Member Gerhard NOGRATNIG Federal Ministry of Justice Substitute member Billur ESCHLBÖCK Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Member Karl SATZINGER Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports Substitute member Helmut TICHY Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Member Eva SCHÖFER (until 2015: Ulrike NGUYEN) Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Substitute member Hansjörg HOFER Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Member Alexander BRAUN Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Substitute member Shams ASADI, Municipal authority of Vienna Representation of the Laender Member Wolfgang STEINER, Government of Upper Austria Representation of the Laender Substitute member Heinz PATZELT Amnesty International Austria in collaboration with SOS Children’s Village Member Barbara WEBER Amnesty International Austria in collaboration with SOS Children’s Village Substitute member Angela BRANDSTÄTTER Caritas Austria in collaboration with VertretungsNetz Member Susanne JAQUEMAR Martin SCHENK Christian SCHÖRKHUBER Caritas Austria in collaboration with VertretungsNetz Diakonie Austria in collaboration with Volkshilfe Diakonie Austria in collaboration with Volkshilfe Substitute member Member Substitute member 18