ALHR strongly opposes the adoption of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014. “This Bill” says ALHR President, Nathan Kennedy, “is an insult to all Australians. It imposes blanket data collection on us all for surveillance purposes. It assumes every man, woman and child is potentially capable of such criminal activity that … Read More >>
Australian Human Rights Commission Report Reveals Policy of Child Abuse The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) today released its report, The Forgotten Children, providing a comprehensive overview of the degrading conditions in which children seeking asylum are forced to live as a result of current Australian law and policy. The report is the culmination of … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security in relation to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014. ALHR strongly opposes the adoption of the Bill. As the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security noted in 2013: a mandatory data retention regime raises fundamental privacy issues, and … Read More >>
ALHR has made a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment’s inquiry into the Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014. ALHR’s primary concerns are that the Bill (1) should not on its face breach the human rights of persons affected by that legislation; and (2) should not be capable of being … Read More >>
Date Tuesday 24 February 2015 Time 6:00PM – 7:30PM Where Lecture Theatre, Law Institute of Victoria 470 Bourke Street, Melbourne Click here to register What is metadata, what is at stake and what you can do about it? The Privacy Workshop presents a panel of discussion and Q&A surrounding a controversial Bill, with three … Read More >>
ALHR and other concerned groups have sent an open letter to Queensland political parties. The full body of the text is attached. The public have also been invited to add their names to the letter here: http://theausinstitute.nationbuilder.com/accountability_qld An open letter to Queensland political parties, The erosion of accountability and transparency has damaged democracy in Queensland. Successive governments … Read More >>
To Light a Candle provides a powerful account of Iran’s largest religious minority, the Bahá’ís, and their peaceful response to decades of state-sponsored persecution. Following the 1979 Iranian revolution, Bahá’ís have faced systematic persecution including arrests, imprisonment and executions. They are also forbidden from attending or teaching at universities. The film shines light on the underground … Read More >>
ALHR opposes the adoption of the Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014. “This Bill” says ALHR President, Nathan Kennedy, “restricts the autonomy of workers in the collective bargaining process and tests their claims against possible productivity changes. It does this in two ways: (1) byrequiring‘improvementstoproductivity’tobediscussedduringenterprisebargaining;and (2) by restricting Fair Work Commission approval of protected … Read More >>
Please join us at the Australian Lawyers for Human Rights annual dinner with special guest Julian Burnside AO QC Hosted with the support of the International Commission of Jurists. Get your tickets before they sell out and come and enjoy a fantastic evening in support of human rights! Booking: To book your tickets click here … Read More >>
The Committee against Torture considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Australia at its 1260th and 1263rd meetings, held on 10 and 11 November 2014, and adopted at its 1284th and 1285th meetings, held on 26 November 2014, the attached concluding observations. UNCAT Concluding Observations
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Department of Social Services has announced that it will discontinue $280,000 in annual Commonwealth funding for a family program run by the Karralika Programs drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. Ben Ettinger, the Convenor of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights in the Australian Capital Territory, expressed dismay at the decision. … Read More >>
Lawyers in Queensland have joined the debate about the sponsorship of Queensland Police by private corporations such as Santos. “The independence of the Australian police is fundamental to our democracy and our human rights” said Nathan Kennedy, lawyer and President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR). “The sponsorship of the State’s Police Force by … Read More >>
