ALHR wrote to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor regarding the review of Australia?s terrorism financing legislation and the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004. ALHR requests the INSLM’s report to the Prime Minister: (a) reinforce the central importance of human rights in designing and implementing measures to counter terrorism; (b) explain … Read More >>
ALHR, with other lawyers, have been quoted in a Lawyers Weekly article “Lawyers question legality of PNG asylum plan”. Lawyers’ Weekly interviewed ALHR’s President in writing their article. The article’s concluding paragraphs are extracted below. Australia has promised to ‘provide support, through a service provider, to any refugees who are resettled in PNG’, but Southalan … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) expressed grave concern at the announcement by the Prime Minister that asylum seekers and refugees would be sent to Papua New Guinea
ALHR wrote to the Prime Minister, raising several concerns about the current procedures for assessing the protection needs of people who travel to Australia by boat.
ALHR wrote to the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General with concerns regarding the ‘Safer Streets Crime Action Plan – Youth Justice’
ALHR commended the Government’s proposed reference to Australian Law Reform Commission to examine and report on issues about native title. ALHR suggested that the Commission’s inquiry should also examine the operation of extinguishment law and the courts’ use of historical documents.
ALHR wrote to the Commonwealth Attorney-General, commending the decision to provide funding for the Aboriginal Legal Service to continue operating its Custody Notification Service for another two years.
“Is the reason we have a system that doesn’t recognise other people’s suffering because we can keep it at a distance?” – Nowhere Home film director Margreth Olin Join Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, the Young Lawyers Committee of WA, and King & Wood Mallesons for our annual film fundraising night as we present the … Read More >>
ALHR has criticised the Parliamentary process which allowed only 40 hours for submissions. ALHR noted the time period destroys any notion of accountability and public scrutiny which is sought to be provided by public involvement in the committee process. ALHR noted the bill contains various provisions supporting victims and witnesses in criminal proceedings, and strengthening … Read More >>
ALHR commended the draft Business Reference Guide on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People. However ALHR suggested that more attention is required on issues such as who it applies to, and what occurs in relation to existing company operations which were established contrary to human rights.
On 14 May 2013, ALHR members braved the rain and participated in the QPILCH Walk for Justice in Brisbane.
On 3 May 2013, ALHR hosted its annual dinner with the support of the International Law Association and the International Commission of Jurists. For those of you who missed out this time, Major Dan Mori reflected on the “war on terror” since September 11, 2001 and questioned whether the current situation is so different to … Read More >>
