ALHR and the Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia Limited are proud to co-convene the Western Australia for a Human Rights Act (WA4HRA) Coalition. We are excited to announce a WA4HRA webinars covering three important areas in which outcomes for people could be improved by a WA Human Rights Act. Please save the dates! Webinar … Read More >>
The ALHR Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on 27 June at 7.00PM AEST Please email secretary@alhr.org.au to RSVP your attendance. Zoom meeting details: Topic: ALHR AGM Time: Jun 27, 2022 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917488141?pwd=VGNGVXFKMDFmR3FzanJXbmh6VnBOZz09 Meeting ID: 899 1748 8141 Passcode: 334848 One tap mobile +61871501149,,89917488141#,,,,*334848# Australia +61280156011,,89917488141#,,,,*334848# Australia Dial … Read More >>
Australia’s leading human rights association is holding a national forum aimed at educating and empowering the general public to make a difference to modern slavery. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is seeking to raise awareness of the fact that a lack of action to protect the environment by governments and the private sector is … Read More >>
ALHR Webinar: 10 Sep 2021, 6pm-7.30pm AEST Please join our expert panel to discuss how modern slavery continues to be rife in the production of many of the ordinary products that we use everyday, and examine how we all can be a part of the change for a world of freedom from exploitation, dignity and sustainable … Read More >>
Interested in working in human rights? Join us TONIGHT with a fantastic panel: Nathan Kennedy, Head of Pro Bono & Community Hall & Wilcox Emma Towney, Head of Dhurranwang Aboriginal Human Rights Program Canberra Community Law Heidi Yates, ACT Victims of Crime Commissioner Heidi Yates Monday August 23 at 6.30PM Register by emailing: lrsjhumanrights@gmail.com
Thank you for your interest in the Diplomacy Training Program’s Child Rights webinar series, in partnership with Youth Law Australia and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights. Registration is now open for the next webinar in the Diplomacy Training Program’s Child Rights webinar series, in partnership with Youth Law Australia, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the Australian … Read More >>
Please join us in conversation with three of Australia’s leading human rights advocates: The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, Kate Eastman AM SC and Julian Burnside AO QC, as they share stories of their journey in the law and their experiences in advocating for human rights protections. This Australian Lawyers for Human Rights webinar, moderated by international human rights barrister, … Read More >>
Registrations are now open for the seventh webinar in the Diplomacy Training Program’s Child Rights webinar series, in partnership with Youth Law Australia and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights – “Climate change, the rights of children and the duty of care“ When: Thursday 29th July 2021 Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm AEST In response to the Government’s report on … Read More >>
As part of Law Week, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) and the ACT Raise the Age Coalition are excited to invite you to join us at a community forum on Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility — keeping kids out of prison. The lunch time seminar will be opened by ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury MLA, who is … Read More >>
Please join ALHR NSW this Thursday evening in conversation with guest speaker, Jonathan Struggles, a former Greenpeace lawyer and investigator in Amsterdam, to discus recent cases which transect both environment and human rights issues. When: Thursday 29 April at 6:30pm Where: The Shakespeare Hotel, 200 Devonshire St, Surry Hills. If you would like to attend, please … Read More >>
Please join us for the fourth webinar in the Diplomacy Training Program’s Child Rights webinar series, in partnership with Youth Law Australia and Australian Lawyers for Human Rights – “Addressing Poverty: children’s rights and Australia’s obligations.” When: Wednesday 24th March 2021 Time: 9:00am – 10:00am AEDT Poverty impacts on children’s rights in specific ways. In the context of recommendations from UN … Read More >>
Image from NITV Ignite ALHR appreciates that 26 January represents a very difficult period for many First Nations people. ALHR urges the Commonwealth Government to engage with the evolving debate regarding the appropriateness of celebrating Australia Day on 26 January, which for many First Nations people is a date synonymous with invasion, dispossession and a history and … Read More >>
