Please join Australian Lawyers for Human Rights for an intimate breakfast with one of the world’s leading human rights advocates. Mr Geoffrey Robertson QC will speak to our guests about international law problems and sign copies of his highly acclaimed new book, Rather His Own Man. When Friday 23 March 2018 at 7:30am for a … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Inquiry into the provisions of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017. We have also made a submission in relation to the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill and the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill … Read More >>
ALHR invites you to collect CLE points and keep up to date on three recent Federal Bills that threaten to significantly infringe Australians’ right to free political speech. Are these Bills good law? Join us for a discussion about what makes good law and the defects in the: Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 National … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Queensland Law Reform Commission Review (QLRC) of Termination of Pregnancy Laws. ALHR strongly supports the decriminalisation of abortion in all Australian jurisdictions and supports domestic, regional and international measures that uphold sexual and reproductive health rights, and that allow women and girls autonomy over their own bodies and health. Abortion … Read More >>
Human rights lawyers react to Labor’s Tasmanian abortion pledge with a call for national action and decriminalisation in all Australian States and Territories. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has reacted to today’s policy announcement by Tanya Plibersek that a Federal Labor government would fund access to surgical abortions for Tasmanians by calling on all … Read More >>
ALHR has provided a submission in response to the Commonwealth Department of Social Services (DSS) discussion paper, “Ensuring a Strong Future for Supported Employment” Supported employment plays a vital role in improving the social and economic participation of many people with disability in Australia. The Department of Social Services is consulting with stakeholders on the development … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) applauds the Government’s commitment today to introduce a modern slavery bill to Parliament by mid-2018. Speaking to stakeholders at a seminar in Canberra, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs, Alex Hawke said that, “2018 will be a landmark year in acting on modern slavery” and explained the Government aims to … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) calls for immediate steps to be taken to end the torture, violence and abuse against prisoners with disabilities following the release of the report by Human Rights Watch: I Needed Help, Instead I was Punished: Abuse and Neglect of Prisoners with Disabilities in Australia. “The report is very powerful … Read More >>
Leading human rights experts say measures will severely restrict freedom of speech and political communication. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has slammed the the provisions of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 and the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017. ALHR is concerned that the Bills far exceed their … Read More >>
ALHR’s has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters Inquiry into the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 ALHR has also made concurrent submission on the separate but related Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 Together, the Bills represent a … Read More >>
ALHR’s has made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Security and Intelligence Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017 ALHR has also made concurrent submission on the separate but related Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 which is also the subject of an Inquiry by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Department of Home Affairs Discussion Paper: Managing Australia’s Migrant Intake ALHR recognises the importance of a well-managed Migration Program and the social and economic benefits that migration brings to Australia. While economic and social benefits are important considerations, Australia’s interests would also benefit from innovative and inclusive approaches to … Read More >>
