ALHR

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.

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.

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.

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 >>

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.

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.

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the Bill of Rights Consultative Committee in relation to their inquiry into a Bill of Rights for the ACT.

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. ALHR proposed an ideal model of accountability, monitoring and intervention in relation to immigration detention.    

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Federal Government’s Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 (No.2). ALHR says that the draft legislation contains unwarranted breaches of individuals’ rights and abrogates Australia’s international human rights obligations.

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the NSW Law and Justice Committee inquiry into a Bill of Rights

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission in response to an invitation from the Australian Government in relation to its Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998.

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights provided comments to the Australian Government on the draft of Australia’s Second Report to the Committee Against Torture under the Convention