Value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia
ALHR’S Submission for the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs.
Senate Committee Submission on Involuntary Sterilisation
See submission, attached.
Inquiry into Draft Exposure Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
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Senate Committee: Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012
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Inquiry into Migration and Security Legislation Amendment (Review of Security Assessments) Bill 2012
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United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights
Submission is attached.
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia
26 November 2012 Secretariat Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse PO Box 6555 CANBERRA ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA By email: royalcommissionsecretariat@pmc.gov.au Dear Secretariat, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia 1. On behalf of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR), I provide the following submission in response to the Consultation Paper dated … Read More >>
ALHR’s Submission to the HOR’s Joint Standing Committee Inquiry into Slavery, Slavery- like conditions and People Trafficking
Submission is attached.
Native Title Amendment Bill
The Native Title Amendment Bill 2012 proposes a number of amendments to the Native Title Act 1993 but falls short of what is required to remedy significant shortcomings in Australia’s treatment of Indigenous peoples’ rights in relation to their traditional and ancestral lands. This is a particularly important human rights issue given Australia’s commitments under … Read More >>
Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
Queensland Parliament is calling for Submission for the Sustainable Planning and other Legislation Amendment Bill