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 >>
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’s submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs The submission looks at: (A) The ability of people to access legal representation; (B) The adequacy of legal aid; (C) The need to resource human rights advocacy and casework; (D) The need to pay attention to access to justice issues with regard to the … Read More >>
ALHR’s Submission regarding treaties tabled on 12 March 2009 Convention on Cluster Munitions made to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties on the matter of consideration of the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
ALHR executive members Matthew Zagor, Eve Lester and Alice Edwards along with Sue have been updating the brief to take into account the processing of asylum-seekers on Christmas Island.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights endorsed a collaborative submission (No. 60) made to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s Inquiry into the Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act.
