On Thursday, 5 May 2016, the Joint Standing Committee of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade tabled its report for the inquiry into Australia’s Advocacy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty. The report examined Australia’s current engagement to end the death penalty, and how it could advocate further. “Australian Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes the Joint Standing … Read More >>
Dear South Australian ALHR Members, You are invited to attend a special fundraising screening of the film Chasing Asylum by Academy award winning director Eva Orner. Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became a country where leaders choose detention over compassion and governments deprive the … Read More >>
“Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the recent decision of the PNG Supreme Court as to the illegality of the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island” said President Benedict Coyne, “ALHR notes that the PNG Constitution contains a bill of rights and fundamental freedoms which offers much greater protection to PNG residents, including … Read More >>
On 14 April ALHR Sydney hosted a sold out expert panel discussion seeking to examine the case for a royal commission to investigate the practices of successive Australian Governments in relation to the treatment of people seeking asylum. Our esteemed panellists presented a highly informative, interesting analysis of the need for a royal commission from … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is currently searching for a new Chair/ Coordinator for our vibrant, effective and dedicated National Refugee Rights Subcommittee. Given the egregious nature of human rights violations in relation to people seeking asylum in Australia, this area is a critical focus of ALHR’s work. Over the past two years the … Read More >>
“Australian Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes the commencement in March of the NSW Limitation Amendment (Child Abuse) Act 2016 which removes previous restrictive limitation periods on actions for damages related to child abuse” says President Nathan Kennedy. “Previous limitation periods made it virtually impossible for damages claims to be brought against perpetrators in this State” said … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has successfully encouraged the government to consider adopting a national policy on business and human rights. Ms Amy Sinclair, Chair Business and Human Rights Sub-Committee ALHR was quoted in Lawyers Weekly saying: “The voices of all stakeholders must be included – not just those representing powerful business interests but also … Read More >>
Last week ALHR made a submission to Queensland’s Review of the operation of the Adoption Act 2009 calling on the Queensland to join Western Australia, Tasmania, the ACT, New South Wales and Victoria in enabling same sex couples to adopt. ALHR highlighted that the current discrimination against same sex and gender diverse couples breached Article … Read More >>
“Australian Lawyers for Human Rights endorses the concerns of the NSW Law Society, Bar Association and other legal organisations” says President Nathan Kennedy “concerning the NSW government’s new restrictions on public protests.” The Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Interference) Bill 2016 passed on 16th March 2016 will substantially limit the freedoms of NSW residents to … Read More >>
The La Trobe Law School last week published a blog outlining why Safe Schools is a necessity. To read the blog and/or submit your story to the Safe Schools Story Project click here.
THIS EVENT HAS NOW SOLD OUT ALHR invites you to join us for an expert panel discussion seeking to examine the case for a royal commission to investigate the practices of successive Australian Governments in relation to the mandatory and prolonged detention of asylum seekers. We are delighted to host our highly esteemed panelists: Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian … Read More >>
The Australian Government has formally indicated that it will undertake a national consultation on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights during 2016. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the Government’s announcement and acknowledges that this represents a significant step towards implementing internationally-accepted business and human rights standards in … Read More >>
