The Honourable Stephen Smith MP Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade PO Box 6022 House of Representatives Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Stephen.Smith.MP@aph.gov.au Dear Minister, Israeli Action against Aid Flotilla I write to express the strong concern held by Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) in respect of the recent events in international waters in … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights President, Stephen Keim, SC, today, called on Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith and the Australian government to press strongly in international forums for a respected and independent international inquiry to be established to conduct investigations to ascertain the facts of this week’s incident involving an attack by Israeli military forces on … Read More >>
Opposition Leader, Abbott’s New Policies Complete the Triumph of Hansonism within Australia’s Mainstream Parties.
Government’s Turn to the Dark Side on Asylum Seekers Will Bring Enduring Shame
ALHR endorsed the submissions of Stephen Keim SC, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, National Association of Community Legal Centres and Dr Patrick Emerton, amongst others, to the Attorney-General’s July 2009 discussion paper and exposure draft of the bills. ALHR expressed dismay at the Government’s failure to ensure that the … Read More >>
On 28 April, the Queensland Committee of ALHR forwarded a submission to Queensland Police into the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld) (PPRA). The submission which may be viewed here focussed on key aspects of the PPRA that may impact upon different sectors of the community. In particular, the submission addressed inherent indirect discrimination … Read More >>
Date: 23 April 2010 – 30 May 2010 Organisation: HRAFF The 3rd Human Rights Arts and Film Festival has kicked off for 2010 and we are already getting record crowds and reaching new audiences, many of whom have not previously been engaged with human rights issues. We would love to get as many people as … Read More >>
Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill Click here to see our submission (no.26 in the list)
Identifies key human rights issues for including in Australia’s Universal Periodic Review to the UN Human Rights Committee.
Preliminary Submission to the Attorney-General regarding Issues for Inclusion in the Australian Government’s National Report to the United Nations Human Rights Council for Australia’s Universal Periodic Review
ALHR criticised the government for its decison to suspend processing of asylum applications.
Submission to the Senate Scrutiny of Bills Committee Concerning its Future Role. The submission called for an upgraded approach to protection of internationally recognised human rights Click here to see our submission (no 24 in the list).
