ALHR

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill’s personal guarantee that David Bulmer-Rizzer’s death certificate will be issued with his correct marriage status and that South Australia will introduce legislation to recognise overseas same-sex marriages. Nathan Kennedy, President of ALHR said “ALHR strongly supports Premier Weatherill’s move to introduce legislation consistent … Read More >>

ALHR has congratulated Qld Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath for taking a wise step in the rights direction by launching a Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry into a Human Rights Charter for Queensland.  ALHR has been instrumental in the push for the inquiry since independent MP and Speaker Peter Wellington proposed it as part of his conditions for … Read More >>

The Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) condemns the mistreatment of Indigenous Aus- tralians held in detention and calls for a national bipartisan approach to address the levels of Indige- nous incarceration. “The idea that citizens can be held in custody for unpaid fines is Dickensian and shows systemic inequalities in the justice system” said … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the report delivered by the Senate Community Affairs References Committee into Violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse … Read More >>

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is helping lead the hussle on the international playing field of human rights next Monday as Australia appears for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. ALHR National Committee member Benedict Coyne will be attending the hearing from 3:00pm – 6:00pm in … Read More >>