Thanks to everyone who attend ALHR’s fundraiser for the Asylum Seekers’ Centre of NSW on 17 October. More than 120 people attended and we raised more than $3700 for the Asylum Seekers’ Centre. The panellists Prof Mary Crock (University of Sydney), Graham Thom (board member of Asylum Seekers’ Centre) and Natalie Young (RACS) spoke eloquently … Read More >>
“Is the reason we have a system that doesn’t recognise other people’s suffering because we can keep it at a distance?” – Nowhere Home film director Margreth Olin Join Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, the Young Lawyers Committee of WA, and King & Wood Mallesons for our annual film fundraising night as we present the … Read More >>
On 14 May 2013, ALHR members braved the rain and participated in the QPILCH Walk for Justice in Brisbane.
On 3 May 2013, ALHR hosted its annual dinner with the support of the International Law Association and the International Commission of Jurists. For those of you who missed out this time, Major Dan Mori reflected on the “war on terror” since September 11, 2001 and questioned whether the current situation is so different to … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Annual Dinner 2013 hosted with the support of the International Law Association and the International Commission of Jurists Please join us for an evening with special guest Dan Mori. ABOUT DAN MORI Mr Mori is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps. He volunteered to represent Guantanamo … Read More >>
ALHR co-hosted a CLE with the Justice and the Law Society at the University of Queensland on 30 April 2013. About 120 people turned up for an incredibly informative evening with our distinguished expert panel, who discussed “Asylum Seeking and Human Rights – the Minister, Human Rights and Accountability in Law”. Catch the seminar at … Read More >>
On 21 March 2013, ALHR held CLE seminar regarding changes to the NSW Evidence Amendment (Evidence of Silence) Bill 2013.
‘Asylum Seeking and the Law: the Minister, Human Rights and Accountability in Law’ Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) and the UQ Justice and the Law Society (JATL) presents a special CLE seminar update regarding the latest debacles in the Australian government?s asylum seeker policy and its human rights implications including: (i) An analysis of … Read More >>
One of our members, Nathan Kennedy, recently made a presentation on behalf of ALHR on the above topic at a two-day seminar for Muslim religious workers and leaders, ‘Maintaining a Resilient Community’. The seminar was organised in response to perceptions among the Muslim community that legislation and programs to counter violent extremism unfairly target their … Read More >>
The access and use of information in the resources sector raised many legal issues and complexities. The Freedom of Information Act and international human rights laws specify standards and procedures for obtaining information while also protecting commercial and personal interests. Resources companies are facing increasing demands, under Australian and international standards, to provide information about … Read More >>
Notes for a Talk to a Public Forum organised by the Refugee Action Collective to Celebrate Human Rights Day on 10 December 2011 at Toowong Senior Citizens Hall, 9 Maryvale Street, Toowong by Stephen Keim, President, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights is hosting a panel event with Mr Tim Costello (CEO of World Vision Australia), Mr Andrew Hewett (Executive Director of Oxfam) and Dr Susan Harris Rimmer (Manager of Advocacy and Development Practice at ACFID) discussing the current issues in international aid and development. Come along to hear our three very … Read More >>
