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ALHR has continued to voice concern about Rio Tinto’s destruction of the Juukan Gorge rockshelters, a place of significant cultural and spiritual importance to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people. Archaeological evidence suggests the sites dated back 46,000 years, making it one of the oldest known areas for human occupation within the Australian deserts.  Our … Read More >>

In an initiative led by the Australian Council of Trade Unions and Human Rights Law Centre, ALHR is amongst a coalition of civil society organisations, unions and academics that has called on the Department of Home Affairs to include union and human rights experts in the newly established Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group to ensure … Read More >>

ALHR has joined with 400 individuals and 11 organisations, in signing onto a second open letter calling for immediate action to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the Australian criminal justice system, especially prisons and youth detention centres. The letter seeks immediate action to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in the … Read More >>

Urgent Call to Action: Use our template to urge members of the NSW Legislative Council to vote in favour of Bill to decriminalise abortion in NSW Abortion is currently a criminal offence in NSW, punishable by 10 years imprisonment. While abortion providers operate in NSW, they exist within an ambiguous legal space and, as a result, … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) commends the Australian Government for announcing the establishment of a Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability and congratulates advocates who have fought alongside us to make this a reality. The draft Terms of Reference have now been released for a brief consultation via … Read More >>

ALHR letter to Foreign Minister Payne re: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s bombing of civilians in Yemen

Four years ago,  human rights, legal and social justice organisations called upon the Victorian Government to respond decisively to the United Nations decision on the case of Corinna Horvath (pictured) ,  a young woman who was allegedly bashed by a policeman in her home more than 20 years ago. Since that letter there has been … Read More >>

Leading human rights lawyers, medical professionals, academics and civil society organisations have written an open letter urgently calling on the NSW Government for an immediate investigation into Real Bodies – The Exhibition (Exhibition) currently showing at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney until October 2018.   The Exhibition is a for-profit business and involves a display … Read More >>

ALHR has written to Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM to congratulate her on her appointment as President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. We very much look forward to working with the new President to stand up for human rights and the rule of law.

ALHR has written to the Victorian Attorney-General to express its concern at the Justice Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2018 which will elevate injury offences against on-duty emergency workers, custodial officers and youth justice custodial workers (exposed workers) to Category 1 offences that are subject to a mandatory minimum custodial sentence or other custodial order, and to narrow … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has written to Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop to commend her decision not to send an Australian representative to the opening of the embassy of the United States of America in Jerusalem, Israel. “ALHR has long been gravely concerned by breaches of international law occurring … Read More >>