DAY 2: DUBAI – GENEVA During the flight to Geneva I got thinking and wrote the reflections below (in the next post) on the Australian Government’s Report for its Second Universal Periodic Review in the hope to stimulate some discussion on this blog. Flying in over Lake Geneva, the Swiss Alps featuring the magnificence of … Read More >>
DAY 1: Sat 7 Nov 2015 – BRISBANE TO DUBAI Okay. Human writes human rights. Bag packed. Passport. Didn’t miss plane. Sure I turned the iron off…well it turns itself off anyways…:-) Excited to be off on a last minute mission to Geneva for Australia’s Second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the UN Human Rights … Read More >>
ALHR and the Australian Human Rights Commission invite you to join us for a special FREE event to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We are delighted to host Emeritus Professor Ron McCallum AO who will reflect on the rights of people with disabilities on the international stage and in … Read More >>
ALHR NSW held an expert panel discussion: “Risky Business: A consideration of human rights risk in the supply chain and how to manage it” before a sell out crowd on Thursday at Ashurst. Our esteemed panelists included Brynn O’Brien from the Attorney General’s Working Group on Slavery in Supply Chains and the UTS Sustainable Supply Networks Initiative, Gershon … Read More >>
A group of organisations that assist and speak on behalf of the most disadvantaged Australians have written an open letter to Government calling for the introduction of legislation to protect victims of domestic violence from being directly cross-examined by their abuser in family law proceedings. Victims of domestic violence are more likely to agree to a … Read More >>
Minoli Perera a Master of Laws student at La Trobe University writes: The Australian government’s policy of mandatory detention for boat-arriving asylum seekers has been characterised by commentators as a human rights violation. Under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) there is no time limit on detention and as a consequence asylum seekers are often detained for … Read More >>
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Leading human rights lawyers from Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) today commented that Australia’s bid for a position on the UN Human Rights Council presents a compelling opportunity for Australia to re-emerge from global human rights lagger to re-assume our position as a worldwide leader on human rights. Without a recommitment domestically, the disconnect … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has called on businesses to do more to address exploitative labour practices in supply chains. To raise awareness, ALHR NSW will host a panel discussion, ‘Risky Business – A Consideration of Human Rights Risk in the Supply Chain’, in Sydney next week. An informative panel discussion will seek to shed … Read More >>
Fariha Zaima, a Bachelor of Law and Psychological Science Student at La Trobe University writes about how the Australian government has recently implemented a politically pragmatic but inherently unfair process, which makes it much more difficult for asylum seekers to gain access to protection visas. http://law.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/2015/10/12/yet-another-hurdle-for-asylum-seekers/
Traditional owners of Central Queensland opposed to the development of the Carmichael Coal Mine in the Galilee Basin have taken their case to the United Nations in a bid to prevent Federal and State Governments from reigniting the project. The move to gain international assistance is gathering support with Benedict Coyne Queensland convenor for Australian Lawyers … Read More >>
ALHR recently lodged a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade regarding Australia’s international advocacy for the abolition of the death penalty. “ALHR strongly opposes the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle,” ALHR Qld Convenor Benedict Coyne said. The World Day Against the Death Penalty … Read More >>
