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 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 Waltraud BAUER, Government of Styria Representation of the Laender (Government of Styria) Member (since Oct. 2014: Shams ASADI) (Municipal authority of Vienna) Shams ASADI, Representation of the Laender (Municipal authority of Vienna) Substitute member (since Oct. 2014 Wolfgang STEINER) (Government of Upper Austria) 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 14