“Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) supports the decriminalisation of abortion. Access to safe, legal and affordable abortion services is a personal health matter as well as a matter of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights,” said Queensland Co-Convenor, Kate Marchesi. “Women who seek abortions should not be treated as criminals and the majority of … Read More >>
Dear South Australian ALHR Members, You are invited to attend a special fundraising screening of the film Chasing Asylum by Academy award winning director Eva Orner. Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became a country where leaders choose detention over compassion and governments deprive the … Read More >>
On 14 April ALHR Sydney hosted a sold out expert panel discussion seeking to examine the case for a royal commission to investigate the practices of successive Australian Governments in relation to the treatment of people seeking asylum. Our esteemed panellists presented a highly informative, interesting analysis of the need for a royal commission from … Read More >>
The La Trobe Law School last week published a blog outlining why Safe Schools is a necessity. To read the blog and/or submit your story to the Safe Schools Story Project click here.
THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT ALHR invites you to join us for an expert panel discussion seeking to examine the case for a royal commission to investigate the practices of successive Australian Governments in relation to the mandatory and prolonged detention of asylum seekers. We are delighted to host our highly esteemed panelists: Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian … Read More >>
On 18 February 2016, students, academics and members of the legal profession came to La Trobe Law School’s city campus to listen to and ask questions of a panel put together by Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR). With the aim of analysing the legality of Australia’s refugee policies, the panel was made up of … Read More >>
Dr Savitri Taylor presented a paper at the ALHR QANDA event titled ‘Legally Defensible? A Legal Examination of Refugee Policies and Associated Implications’, Hosted by Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and La Trobe Law School on 18 February 2016. To access the full paper click here.
ALHR joins calls for the Australian Human Rights Commission to appoint a full time disability discrimination commissioner after the resignation of Human Rights Commissioner, Tim Wilson. It is also timely that Commissioner Susan Ryan AO finishes her term in July this year. The disability discrimination portfolio was added to her existing workload in the Ageing … Read More >>
An ALHR Melbourne event not to be missed! ALHR will host Anna Burke MP (Labor) and Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young (Greens) as they discuss their parties’ refugee policies and plans. Joining them in discussion will be legal community stakeholders and experts in refugee law: Julian Burnside AO QC (Vic Bar), David Manne (Refugee Legal)and Dr Savitri Taylor (La Trobe University). Together, this distinguished panel of speakers will answer … Read More >>
ALHR media release following today’s High Court decision. “The fact that a majority of the High Court has found that Australia’s Constitution authorises the federal government to act in a manner which completely disregards the human rights of refugees arriving by sea again highlights the urgent need for an Australian Charter or Bill of Rights” … Read More >>
Host: The Australian Human Rights Commission President, Professor Gillian Triggs. Guest speaker: Professor Robert McCorquodale Date: Wednesday, 17 February 2016 Location: Australian Human Rights Commission Level 3, 175 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000 Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm RSVP: Attendance is free and open to the public. Please register here.
Domestic and family violence is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in Australia and worldwide. This forum will feature addresses by Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, and Dr Eric Kwa, Secretary General of the Constitutional and Law Reform Commission of Papua New Guinea. The event will be of … Read More >>
