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
ALHR endorsed the submissions of Stephen Keim SC, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, National Association of Community Legal Centres and Dr Patrick Emerton, amongst others, to the Attorney-General’s July 2009 discussion paper and exposure draft of the bills. ALHR expressed dismay at the Government’s failure to ensure that the … Read More >>
On 28 April, the Queensland Committee of ALHR forwarded a submission to Queensland Police into the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) (PPRA). The submission which may be viewed here focussed on key aspects of the PPRA that may impact upon different sectors of the community. In particular, the submission addressed inherent indirect discrimination … Read More >>
Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill Click here to see our submission (no.26 in the list)
Identifies key human rights issues for including in Australia’s Universal Periodic Review to the UN Human Rights Committee.
Preliminary Submission to the Attorney-General regarding Issues for Inclusion in the Australian Government’s National Report to the United Nations Human Rights Council for Australia’s Universal Periodic Review
Submission to the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee Concerning its Future Role. The submission called for an upgraded approach to protection of internationally recognised human rights Click here to see our submission (no 24 in the list).
ALHR President quoted in ABC article titled “Trio charged over alleged terrorism plot”
ALHR’s submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
