MEDIA RELEASE: 5 December2010 Australian Hysteria over WikiLeaks and Julian Assange Risks Long Term Damage to Freedom of Speech “The Australian Prime Minister and Attorney-General are risking long term damage to freedom of speech in Australia by accusing Julian Assange and WikiLeaks of breaches of criminal law”, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Stephen … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the tabling of legislation to implement the Convention on Cluster Munitions, but remains concerned that Australia has interpreted its obligations far too narrowly. ‘By effectively exempting Australia when assisting other countries who are not parties to the treaty, it allows Australia to load the cluster munitions gun so … Read More >>
See attached press release.
See attached press release.
A corrective to Prime Minister Gillard’s policy on asylum seekers.
Press Release about ALHR submission to Senate Scrutiny of Bills Commmittee on Inquiry into the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010.
Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal peoples in NSW Australian Lawyers for Human Rights congratulates the NSW Government for formally recognising the State’s first people in the NSW Constitution. The ALHR also congratulates all those involved in making this important change to the Constitution including the NSW Aboriginal Land Council. ?It represents a significant advance to the … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights President, Stephen Keim, SC, today, called on Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith and the Australian government to press strongly in international forums for a respected and independent international inquiry to be established to conduct investigations to ascertain the facts of this week’s incident involving an attack by Israeli military forces on … Read More >>
Opposition Leader, Abbott’s New Policies Complete the Triumph of Hansonism within Australia’s Mainstream Parties.
ALHR criticised the government for its decison to suspend processing of asylum applications.
With Refugee Week 2009 coming to a close last Saturday, Dr Susan Harris Rimmer, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today welcomed the move by the Rudd Labour Government to end charging non-citizens for the cost of their detention and encouraged all sides of politics to support the Bill.
National Council of Churches in Australia, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and Darfur Australia Network issue a joint statement about the expectation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against the President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir, relating to atrocities in Darfur.
