ALHR – Disability Rights Subcommittee

Disability Rights Subcommittee

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Disability Subcommittee welcomes new members. Contact the chair of the subcommittee to find out how you can get involved.

Disability Rights Position Statements

ALHR Disability Rights Position Statement: Capacity, consent and decision-making

ALHR Disability Rights Position Statement: Restrictive Practices Position Statement

Disability Rights media releases and submissions

Australian women and girls with disabilities still face forced sterilisation and abortions.

Human rights lawyers call for recommendations from People with Disabilities Report to be applied across ACT

Response to key findings discussion paper for the new SA Mental health Strategic Plan

Human rights lawyers demand royal commission into abuse and violence against people with disabilities in the disability care sector

Supported Employment – ALHR Submission

‘Fundamental freedoms’ inquiry has fundamental problems

posted on June 3, 2014

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has identified deficiencies in the inquiry which the Commonwealth Attorney-General has set the Australian Law Reform Commission in relation to ‘traditional rights, freedoms and privileges’. Members of ALHR are together formulating ALHR’s submission, and have identified various problems with the TOR which are fully explained in a paper by Dr Tamsin Clarke which … Read More >>