Glenn Ferguson President Law Council of Australia 19 Torrens Street Braddon ACT 2612 mail@lawcouncil.asn.au Dear Glenn, Trial of Imrana Jalal and her husband in Fiji I have been, for my sins, recently elected President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR). In that position, I have been forwarded a statement from Imrana Jalal requesting that … Read More >>
The Honourable Stephen Smith MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Stephen.Smith.MP@aph.gov.au Dear Minister, Israeli Action against Aid Flotilla I write to express the strong concern held by Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) in respect of the recent events in international waters in … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights endorsed an open letter to the Prime Minister about a national public consultation on the protection and recognition of human rights protection and the UDHR 60th anniversary.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in relation to the Inquiry into Whistle-blowing Protection in the Australian Public Sector. Click here to view the submission
ALHR today wrote to the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, congratulating him on certain announced initiatives and asking whether the Government had considered a nationally funded celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
ALHR today wrote to new Attorney-General, Robert McLelland, setting out the areas, within his portfolio, in need of reform.
ALHR wrote today to the new Minister for Immigration, Chris Evans, congratulating him on announced initiatives and outlining further areas in need for reform.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today signed an open letter to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs urging the government to look beyond short-term punitive measures and endeavour to work with communities to develop long-term and sustainable solutions.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights wrote to the Queensland Premier expressing concern that Queensland remains the sole Australian state to treat 17 year olds as adults in the criminal justice system. ALHR referred to the comments by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights expressed concern to the Prime Minister about recent suggestions that the refugee status determination procedure in Australia will be revised to include ‘national interest’ or similar considerations following friction between Australia and Indonesia over 42 West Papuan refugees being granted temporary protection visas.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has written to the Singaporean Prime Minister appealing for clemency for Van Tuong Nguyen, the Melbourne man currently facing a death sentence in Singapore.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, in response to the leaking of the draft anti-terrorism legislation, has written a letter with a number of other organisation to the Chief Minister and the Attorney-General.
