ALHR – Government accused of breaching UN Refugee Convention

Government accused of breaching UN Refugee Convention

March 15, 2007

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today said that the government’s policy of sending Sri Lankan asylum-seekers to Nauru is contrary to the UN Refugee Convention.

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‘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 >>