Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) commends the ACT Government for becoming the first Australian state or territory to gazette Reconciliation Day as a public holiday. The inaugural holiday will be held on 28 May 2018 at the start of National Reconciliation Week and will replace Family and Community Day in the Territory. ALHR ACT … Read More >>
On August 18, 2017 ALHR’s Business & Human Rights Subcommittee made a submission to the Treasury’s independent Review of the OECD Australian National Contact Point (ANCP), which currently sits within Treasury. The ANCP was established in 2001 under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (the Guidelines). It is one of the most important mechanisms available in … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is calling for all 32 recommendations from the report by the Standing Committee on Health, Ageing and Community Services to be immediately applied across all organisations in the Australian Capital Territory to ensure people with disabilities have equal opportunities to employment. ALHR supports all the recommendations including a standalone … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Inquiry into the incarceration rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. On 17th July the ALRC released a Discussion Paper, Incarceration Rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (DP 84), and issued a call for comments and feedback on its questions and law reform proposals. … Read More >>
On 5 September 2017 ALHR sent the below open letter to Immigration Minister Peter Dutton regarding remarks made whilst on-air with 2GB Radio broadcaster Alan Jones on 28 August 2017. We also sent a copy of our letter to the Prime Minister. Dear Minister Dutton, Disparaging Remarks about Lawyers and the Constitution We write … Read More >>
ALHR member volunteers required for a Public Consultation Submission ALHR continues to advocate for the enactment of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia with a view to abolishing modern slavery in all its forms in the domestic and global supply chains of companies operating in Australia. In February 2017 the Australian Government announced an Inquiry … Read More >>
ALHR invites you to join us for an evening of film, music and spoken word, bringing the community together to raise awareness and inspire conversations about the rights of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia. At a time when the Australian law and policies are having prejudicial impact on the rights of people seeking asylum, … Read More >>
ALHR is pleased to support the Australian Premiere of the groundbreaking documentary Hope Road in Canberra on the evening of 13 September 2017. An inspiring documentary Hope Road, made by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tom Zubrycki is having a cinema screening in Canberra – after successful screenings at Sydney and Melbourne film festivals. Hope Road is the story of Zacharia, a refugee from the Sudanese civil war, who desperately … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Attorney General on the Exposure Draft of the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2017—Public Consultation on Cross-examination Amendment Reform of family law is urgent as the human rights of women and children are being routinely infringed and access to justice is a particular … Read More >>
ALHR made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission on the Australian Government’s implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT). On 9 February 2017, the Australian Government announced that it intends to ratify the OPCAT by December 2017 and ALHR welcomed … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has spoken out in support of NSW Law Society President Pauline Wright and expressed its disappointment at criticisms levelled at her following a joint statement in support of marriage equality made by the Law Society of NSW, the NSW Bar Association and the NSW branch of the Australian Medical … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) condemn Peter Dutton’s attack on our legal system and his attempt to redefine what Australians really stand for. The Minister’s total disregard for each and every person’s right to have legal representation, not just in Australia, but around the world, is extremely worrying. President of ALHR, Benedict Coyne said, “In … Read More >>
