Please join Australian Lawyers for Human Rights for a presentation by former President and Perth barrister, John Southalan, on the latest news in business and human rights. John will discuss recent international and Australian developments in this dynamic area of human rights law, ranging from modern slavery to the treaty debate and how and why … Read More >>
Campaign to highlight the rights of persons with disabilities in Australia shines a spotlight on segregation and limited inclusion in Australian schools. According to a paper published today, Australia continues to fail children with disabilities at school at a disturbing rate with little to no improvement. In recent years, there has been an alarming number … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is deeply concerned by the reintroduction of Fred Nile’s Crimes Amendment (Zoe’s Law) Bill 2017, which seeks to criminalise harm to, or the destruction of, a “child in utero”. The Bill was initially reintroduced in March 2017 and is anticipated to again return to the Legislative Council on 15 … Read More >>
In the lead up to International Day of Disabled Persons on 3rd December, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is shining a spotlight on disability rights with the launch of four policy papers over four weeks. The papers address Australia’s international legal obligations to protect the rights of persons with disabilities to independent living, inclusive … Read More >>
ALHR is a proud contributor to the Child Rights Taskforce NGO coalition report (The Children’s Report) to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). The report was submitted to the UNCRC and formally launched by UNICEF at the National Press Club in Canberra on 1st November 2018. Sadly, the Children’s Report … Read More >>
In response to reports that the Australian government will move to bring children from Nauru to Australia before the end of the year, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) says more needs to be done. ALHR President Kerry Weste said, “Australia remains legally responsible for every person it sent to Nauru and Papua New Guinea, … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights is deeply concerned by the NSW Government’s proposed amendments to the The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Amendment Bill 2018 and the Adoption Act 2000. ALHR fears the measures tabled in parliament last week risk creating another stolen generation in NSW and could result in more children permanently … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) congratulates the Queensland Government for introducing a Human Rights Bill. The Bill, which was tabled in Parliament by the Attorney-General today, protects a broad range of fundamental human rights and holds public entities responsible for protecting those rights when making decisions that impact on the rights of all Queenslanders. … Read More >>
On Friday 26 October in Sydney, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) and the National Justice Project (NJP) are coming together to host Tony McAvoy SC, Larissa Behrendt, Michael Lavarch AO and Julian Burnside AO QC at a dinner in support of their organisations’ work to protect and promote human rights in Australia. The evening’s … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the recently established Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience in China chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC in the United Kingdom. The Tribunal will investigate forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience and consider the evidence to determine what criminal offences have been committed … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) congratulates the Palaszczuk Government and Queensland parliament on yesterday’s passage of legislation to decriminalise abortion, and establish safe access zones around termination clinics. NSW is now the only jurisdiction in Australia where abortion remains a crime and, ALHR says, it must now act to address this anomaly. ALHR President … Read More >>
