Membership of ALHR provides unique opportunities to enhance your professional development and advocate for the protection of human rights!
ALHR is committed to ensuring accessible membership dues. We recognise that not all lawyers and law students have the means to afford expensive professional association fees.
Click here to learn more about our 5 classes of membership.
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If you are not a lawyer or law student you can become a Friend of ALHR here
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As Australia’s leading human rights organisation for legal practitioners we offer:
ALHR assists legal professionals to continue to develop their knowledge of human rights law and incorporate human rights principles into their areas of legal practice in Australia. We offer members a diverse range of unique professional development opportunities.
Members have access to:
– Training
– Education
– Publications
– CLE courses
– Conferences
– Seminars
– Monthly national and State newsletters to keep members abreast with the latest developments in human rights law in Australia.
– Exclusive access to a significant library of submissions on human rights issues.
– The opportunity to participate in high level research projects on human rights issues.
– Mentoring opportunities for young lawyers and law students interested in pursuing a career in human rights practice.
– Extensive networking and collaborative opportunities for legal professionals in the developments in human rights law in Australia.
– Members have the opportunity to impact State and federal legislation through work on submissions and our topic specific national subcommittees.
– The chance to work on amicus curiae applications and submissions to United Nations human rights treaty bodies.
– opportunities to participate in law reform, advocacy and media.
– ALHR provides education, training and resources to legal professionals and legal businesses in order to facilitate the conduct of legal practice in a manner which respects recognised international business and human rights principles.
Paid membership enables ALHR to continually grow its capacity to both directly assist the victims of human rights violations in Australia and support lawyers in the practice of human rights law.
Without our membership ALHR would not exist. It is an organisation run by members, for members.
We look forward to your ongoing contribution to ALHR and thank you for helping provide us with the tools we need to better serve you and the promotion and protection of human rights in Australia.
