HREOC Same Sex Same Entitlements Inquiry – supplementary submission
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a supplementary submission to HREOC’s Same-Sex Same-Entitlements Inquiry.
Stolen Wages Inquiry
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights gave a submission to the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry on Stolen Wages.
Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Designated Arrivals) Bill should be rejected
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights says that despite proposed changes, the net effect of the Migration Bill remains fundamentally unchanged. The Government takes no legal responsibility for detention on Nauru, for the quality of asylum determination processes, or for protection and resettlement outcomes. Although some adjustments are made in relation to procedures and detention conditions, … Read More >>
Prime Minister’s changes to Migration Bill
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has reviewed the changes to the Migration Bill proposed by the Prime Minister and urges Parliamentarians and Senators to reject the Bill in its entirety.
NSW Correctional Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 breaches international standards
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights expressed concern over the proposed Correctional Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 (NSW).
Supplementary submission to ALRC Sedition Reference
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a short supplementary submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the ALHR’s discussion paper released about last year’s sedition laws.
Asylum seekers have right to social security
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on their Draft Comment on the Right to Social Security. ALHR’s submission focussed solely on the right to social security for refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable non-citizens such as trafficked persons and certain migrant workers.
Evidence to Senate Inquiry on Migration Amendment Bill
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights gave evidence to the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee in relation to the Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006.
Submission on Federal Government’s Migration Amendment Bill
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights called for the withdrawal of the Federal Government’s Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill 2006 in its submission to the Senate Committee’s Inquiry.
Submission to ICJ Eminent Jurists’ Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the International Commission of Jurists’ Eminent Jurists’ Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights. ALHR’s submission covered the new Federal regime, including preventative detention orders, control orders, detention for questioning by ASIO, sedition laws and proscription of terrorist organisations, and how each aspect may be in … Read More >>
Terrorism Legislation
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has written a submission to the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the many human rights issues in the recently proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill (No 2) 2005.
Video Link Evidence Bill
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights have made a submission to the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee regarding the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Video Link Evidence and Other Measures) Bill 2005.