Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) welcomes the appointment of the NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne, effective from 1 August 2022. The role centres on the implementation of and compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (the Act) and its amendments pursuant to the Modern Slavery Amendment Act 2021. Dr Cockayne follows in the … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has condemned the West Australian Government’s decision to transfer 20 children and young people from Banksia Hill Detention Centre (BHDC) to the maximum security adult Casuarina Prison stating there are “no circumstances that justify the placement of children in adult prison facilities.” ALHR President Kerry Weste said, “Moving children … Read More >>
The ALHR Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on 27 June at 7.00PM AEST Please email secretary@alhr.org.au to RSVP your attendance. Zoom meeting details: Topic: ALHR AGM Time: Jun 27, 2022 07:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89917488141?pwd=VGNGVXFKMDFmR3FzanJXbmh6VnBOZz09 Meeting ID: 899 1748 8141 Passcode: 334848 One tap mobile +61871501149,,89917488141#,,,,*334848# Australia +61280156011,,89917488141#,,,,*334848# Australia Dial … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) calls on the Albanese government to reopen dialogue about legislating an Australian Charter of Human Rights. ALHR President Kerry Weste says, “We are the only Western democracy on the planet without some form of Federal Charter of Human Rights. We now have a new federal government promising to lead … Read More >>
ALHR is seeking expressions of interest for opportunities to join the leadership team of our National Women and Girls’ Rights Committee. There are still many areas in Australian society in which women and girls experience unequal treatment and violations of their internationally recognised human rights. As such this area is a critical focus of ALHR’s … Read More >>
On 21 May this year, most adult Australians will vote in the Federal Election. However, there is a whole section of our community who can be removed from the Electoral Roll and disallowed from having their say: people deemed to be of “unsound mind.” In an open letter to the Prime Minister and Leader of … Read More >>
Ahead of the closing of the 76th UN General Assembly session, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR), together with an alliance of over 1300 civil society and Indigenous people organisations from around the globe, are calling on UN Member States to affirm the right to a healthy environment. Following advocacy by the governments of Costa … Read More >>
Thanks to over 500 signatures received on our ALHR and ACTCOSS “No Rights Without Remedy” Petition, the ACT Legislative Assembly is holding an Inquiry into whether the ACT Human Rights Act should be amended to include an accessible complaints mechanism. Unfortunately, while the ACT Human Rights Act was drafted to protect individuals against breaches of their … Read More >>
ALHR made a submission in response to the Queensland Human Rights Commission’s November 2021 Discussion Paper Review of Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Act. Our submission expands on ALHR’s earlier submission to the recent Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into Serious Vilification and Hate Crimes. Prepared by our LGBTI Rights Committee, the focus of this work is primarily on issues relevant … Read More >>
Thanks to over 500 signatures on our “No Rights Without Remedy” Petition the ACT Legislative Assembly is holding an Inquiry into whether our ACT Human Rights Act should be amended to include an accessible complaints mechanism. Submissions are due by 7th April 2022 and we have created a very easy to use FAST SUBMISSION TEMPLATE so … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights condemns the rushed passage of draconian new anti-protest laws in NSW. With support from NSW Labor, the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 was rammed through the NSW Parliament after being introduced late Wednesday. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) President Kerry Weste said, “ALHR is deeply troubled by … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) is deeply troubled by the Perrottet Government’s attempts to rush through new anti-protest laws, which ALHR says threaten to breach Australia’s international human rights law obligations. With support from NSW Labor, the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 was rammed through the NSW Legislative Assembly late Wednesday night (in … Read More >>
