ALHR

Last night some of the State’s most respected legal figures teamed up at a sold out event to highlight the need for New South Wales to catch up with other states and territories by legislating a Human Rights Act.  Eminent international jurist and former High Court judge the Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, Hugh de … Read More >>

Welcoming Disability, a group supported by more than 100 organisations and experts, has commended the Albanese Government for a significant reform to Australia’s Migration System – Children born and ordinarily resident in Australia will now be exempt from discriminatory health-related criteria that would have made them ineligible for a visa The Migration Regulations have been … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) expresses concern at the Albanese Government’s announcement that the 2026 National Census will continue to exclude people born with  innate variations of sex characteristics, despite the inclusion of sex, sexuality and gender questions. The announcement has been confirmed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who previously worked with leading … Read More >>

In a groundbreaking Australian first, the ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to explicitly enshrine the right to a healthy environment within its Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT). Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has applauded the move, noting it comes a year after the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution … Read More >>

As Australia prepares for its next National Census in 2026, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) seeks an overturn of the Australian Government’s decision to exclude the LGBTIQ community from the Census .  ALHR Vice President Nicholas Stewart said ‘All members of society, including the LGBTIQ community, should be accurately counted and represented in Australia’s … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has expressed frustration and concern at the NSW Government’s postponement of Alex Greenwich MP’s Equality Bill. The bill, which was scheduled for debate on Thursday 8 August 2024, has now been pushed back to October. ALHR President Kerry Weste said:  “The LGBTIQ+ community should not have to wait a … Read More >>

Welcoming Disability, a group supported by more than 100 organisations and experts, holds significant concern that  the  findings in the recently released Report on the Department of Home Affairs Review of Australia’s migration health requirement fall well short of what is needed. Darryl Steff, CEO of Down Syndrome Australia says: “It is disappointing that there continues … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights landmark report recommending that the Australian Government enact a federal Human Rights Act.  For over thirty years, ALHR has called on the Australian government to comprehensively incorporate its international human rights law obligations into domestic legislation via a federal Human Rights … Read More >>