In November 2010, Parliament tabled the “Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010” to implement Australia’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions. While ALHR welcomed the tabling it remained concerned that the legislation in its present form would bring Australia in potential breach of its obligations, and undermine the effectiveness of the Convention. … Read More >>
In his speech for ALHR and Australians Against Capital Punishment dinner marking world End Capital Punishment Day, David Marr detailed the history of capital punishment in Australia and Australia’s role in ending capital punishment in our region. David has published his speech in an article in The Age newspaper. The article can be viewed here.
The National Committee of ALHR resolved to place on paper the principles which guide it in its advocacy in support of human rights at the international level. Although not meant to be exhaustive, this draft document discussed by the national Committee at its September meeting lays down the strong reasons why ALHR should be heard … Read More >>
In this short account, Stephen Keim relates some recollections of the David Marr dinner in Brisbane on 8 October 2010 to mark World Day Against the Death Penalty.
On 8 October 2010, David Marr delivered a speech to a dinner organised by ALHR and Aussies Against Capital Punishment. The speech sets out Australia’s legal and political approach to the death penalty from early colonisation to the present. David quotes some unsettling statistics and statements by present-day Australian political leaders which suggest that the … Read More >>
Stephen Keim and Eve Lester, “Gillard the Myth Maker” article published in the Canberra Times about Prime Minister Gillard’s proposal for a regional asylum seeker processing centre in East Timor, delivered in a speech to the Lowy Institute on 6 July 2010.
ALHR response to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s Report on its Inquiry into Migration Treatment of Disability, tabled 21 June 2010 report recommendations on the “health requirement” for visa applicants. ALHR made a submission to this inquiry on 19 July 2010.
ALHR comment on the implementation of the CESCR committee’s concluding observations on Australia’s periodic report under ICESCR.
ALHR submission to the Senate Standing Committee on the Scrutiny of Bills ‘Inquiry into the future direction and role of the Committee’. This submission addresses the issue of the Committee’s role in the light of the present government’s proposals to establish a Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights as part of its Australia’s Human Rights … Read More >>
Stephen Keim and Catherine McGree “The Right to Health in Australia should be Equal” published in Brisbane Legal. Discusses the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, on his visit to Australia. The report was released on 3 June 2010.
This submission is made by a group of legal practitioners and scholars working on issues of international law and human rights. It derives from a roundtable discussion jointly organized by the International Section of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law held in London on 1 May 2009. The … Read More >>
Government’s Turn to the Dark Side on Asylum Seekers Will Bring Enduring Shame
