Meredith Jones, a La Trobe University Bachelor of Law Student writes: Australia’s policies of pushing back boats risk repeating this history. The end of World War II saw the largest population upheaval in European history. Millions of Jewish and other minorities fled Europe or were expelled. Unfortunately, this was only the beginning of the suffering. … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) today expressed strong support for the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Peoples’ submission to key United Nations human rights, cultural and indigenous working groups which seeks the UN’s urgent intervention to stop the proposed development of the Carmichael Coal Mine on their traditional lands by Adani Mining Pty Ltd, … Read More >>
Monday 14th September 2015 saw an exciting development on the legislative human rights front in Australia, as a coalition of NGOs, community groups and community members hosted a public launch of the campaign for a Queensland Charter of Human Rights at Queensland’s Parliament House in Brisbane. During the launch, Qld Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath and Deputy … Read More >>
The Chair of ALHR’s Business and Human Rights Subcommittee, Amy Sinclair, has written a piece for New Matilda examining the need for better solutions to corporate foul play in Australia. Read the article here:
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) today expressed strong support for the Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Peoples’ submission to key United Nations human rights, cultural and indigenous working groups which seeks the UN’s urgent intervention to stop the proposed development of the Carmichael Coal Mine on their traditional lands by Adani Mining Pty Ltd, with … Read More >>
The increasing focus on tackling violence against women in Australia is welcome, but what about women held on Nauru in Australian detention centres? Katie Robertson explains. See more at: https://newmatilda.com/2015/09/29/violence-against-women-australia-bad-violence-against-women-care-australia-acceptable
ALHR condemns the Australian Government’s refusal to assure complete freedom of inquiry to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Francois Crépaeu, during his planned visit to Australia, forcing him to postpone the visit. Mr Crépaeu said that he was forced to postpone his visit to Australia because the Australian Government … Read More >>
Queensland is one step closer to a charter of human rights, with the Palaszczuk Government committing to holding a parliamentary inquiry into how the state could adopt its own bill of rights. Click here to read the story in the Brisbane times.
Our friends at UNSW’s Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law will convene an expert panel to discuss the Syrian refugee crisis and its implications for the Middle East, Europe and Australia. Date: Monday 14 September 2015 Time: 6.00 – 7.30pm Venue: Allens, Level 28, Deutsche Bank Place, cnr Hunter & Philips St, Sydney Speakers: Thomas Albrecht, … Read More >>
Tuesday 15th September 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm. The Arena, NAB. 700 Bourke Street, Docklands, VIC Come and share the entrepreneurial stories of asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women. Our guest speaker, Australian entrepreneur Carolyn Creswell, Founder of Carman’s Health Food. Q&A session after the stories Exhibition of photos, stories and products from our Sisters (Bid to buy) … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is deeply concerned by reports last week of the ACT Government’s mishandling of alleged assault and abuse of people with disabilities in institutional settings in Canberra. Nathan Kennedy, President, ALHR explains “the right for people living in institutional and residential settings to be free from exploitation, violence and … Read More >>
ALHR’s own Claire Hammerton, Chair of our Refugee Subcommittee, writes on the need for a legislative time limit on the detention of children in the latest edition of Asylum Insight. Click here to read her compelling piece.
