ALHR wishes to thank all those members who turned out for the fundraising screening of Conviction on Tuesday 22 March 2011 jointly hosted by ALHR and Australians Against Capital Punishment. Your support on the night was greatly appreciated. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the guest speaker for the evening, Mr Stephen Keim SC, ALHR President, … Read More >>
During early March, ALHR President Stephen Keim SC met with Father SJ Emmanuel, an eminent spokesperson on behalf of the Tamil community of Sri Lanka, and their ongoing quest for justice. Father Emmanuel is a former Vicar-General of the Jaffna diocese. He is President of the Global Tamil Forum. Father Emmanuel fled Jaffna Peninsula along … Read More >>
ALHR has signed on to a Briefing Note calling for amendments to a proposed bill to extend complementary protection under the Migration Act to people at risk of being subject to torture, the death penalty, other serious human rights violations or arbitrary deprivations of life. The re-introduction of complementary protection through the Migration Amendment (Complementary … Read More >>
Stephen Keim, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, today, confirmed that ALHR has lodged a submission to the Attorney-General’s Department National Human Rights Action Plan Background Paper, which outlines the government’s proposed approach to develop a new National Human Rights Action Plan. Mr. Keim said: “ALHR supports the vast majority of the terms of … Read More >>
ALHR President Stephen Keim SC was invited to speak at a rally held in defence of WikiLeaks on Wednesday 9 February in King George Square, Brisbane. In his address, Mr Keim congratulated participants for their show of support for Wikileaks and their defence of the principles of free speech and a free press. Mr Keim … Read More >>
‘The latest statements by Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, as to her government’s lack of responsibility concerning WikiLeaks co-founder, Julian Assange, continue to reflect a misunderstanding of key issues concerning Mr. Assange, the Australian citizen facing extradition proceedings from the United Kingdom to Sweden, and the actions of the WikiLeaks organisation’, President of Australian Lawyers … Read More >>
ALHR supports the development and adoption of a legislative Charter of human rights for Tasmania. It applauds the Tasmanian Government on its progress towards its development.
In November 2010, Parliament tabled the “Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill 2010” to implement Australia’s obligations under the Convention on Cluster Munitions. While ALHR welcomed the tabling it remained concerned that the legislation in its present form would bring Australia in potential breach of its obligations, and undermine the effectiveness of the Convention. … Read More >>
MEDIA RELEASE: 5 December2010 Australian Hysteria over WikiLeaks and Julian Assange Risks Long Term Damage to Freedom of Speech “The Australian Prime Minister and Attorney-General are risking long term damage to freedom of speech in Australia by accusing Julian Assange and WikiLeaks of breaches of criminal law”, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Stephen … Read More >>
