ALHR wrote to several NSW MPs with concerns about the potential implications which could arise from the Crimes Amendment (Destruction of Child in Utero – Zoe’s Law) Bill 2011 which is being considered by the NSW Parliament. ALHR urges NSW Parliamentarians to consider any such law changes carefully, to ensure they do not subject women … Read More >>
ALHR wrote to the Prime Minister, raising several concerns about the current procedures for assessing the protection needs of people who travel to Australia by boat.
ALHR wrote to the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General with concerns regarding the ‘Safer Streets Crime Action Plan – Youth Justice’
ALHR wrote to the Commonwealth Attorney-General, commending the decision to provide funding for the Aboriginal Legal Service to continue operating its Custody Notification Service for another two years.
ALHR has criticised the Parliamentary process which allowed only 40 hours for submissions. ALHR noted the time period destroys any notion of accountability and public scrutiny which is sought to be provided by public involvement in the committee process. ALHR noted the bill contains various provisions supporting victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings, and strengthening … Read More >>
See letter to QLD Attorney-General, attached.
Back in July ALHR President, Stephen Keim SC, wrote to the Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Foreign Minister Bob Carr to seek assurances that the Australian government is undertaking appropriate advocacy on behalf of the Australian citizen, Julian Assange, whose safety and rights to due process have appeared to be … Read More >>
On 25 September 2012, 80 leading legal, human rights, health, community and women?s organisations wrote to the NSW Attorney General calling on him to retain and strengthen the NSW compensation scheme for victims of violent crime. ALHR is proud to have added its name to the list of signatories. The full text of the letter … Read More >>
ALHR has written to Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie urging his government to reconsider amendments to the Surrogacy Act 2010, which was enacted to enable any person – regardless of relationship status – to enter into a surrogacy arrangement. The proposed amendments would criminalise same-sex couples, singles and heterosexual de facto couples of less than two … Read More >>
ALHR President, Stephen Keim SC, wrote to the Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Foreign Minister Bob Carr to seek assurances that the Australian government is undertaking appropriate advocacy on behalf of the Australian citizen, Julian Assange, whose safety and rights to due process have appeared to be in some jeopardy … Read More >>
ALHR wrote this Letter to the Editor of The Age to highlight the deeply unsettling plight of a Sri Lankan woman, Ranjini, and her young sons, incarcerated in Villawood Detention Centre last week, following an adverse security assessment by ASIO.
ALHR added its voice to a joint letter from humanitarian organisations urging Foreign Minister Bob Carr to use diplomatic channels to urge the US to accede to the Mine Ban Treaty. The letter was initiated by the Australian Network to Ban Land Mines and Cluster Munitions (ANBLC). Commending his principled stand in publicly condemning the … Read More >>
