Prime Minister’s Curate’s Egg Requires Close Scrutiny
A corrective to Prime Minister Gillard’s policy on asylum seekers.
Human Rights Framework – ALHR Submission on Inquiry into the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010
Press Release about ALHR submission to Senate Scrutiny of Bills Commmittee on Inquiry into the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010.
The right to health in Australia should be equal
Stephen Keim and Catherine McGree “The Right to Health in Australia should be Equal” published in Brisbane Legal. Discusses the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Anand Grover, on his visit to Australia. The report was released on 3 June 2010.
Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal peoples in NSW
Constitutional recognition of Aboriginal peoples in NSW Australian Lawyers for Human Rights congratulates the NSW Government for formally recognising the State’s first people in the NSW Constitution. The ALHR also congratulates all those involved in making this important change to the Constitution including the NSW Aboriginal Land Council. ?It represents a significant advance to the … Read More >>
ALHR UK Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
This submission is made by a group of legal practitioners and scholars working on issues of international law and human rights. It derives from a roundtable discussion jointly organized by the International Section of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law held in London on 1 May 2009. The … Read More >>
Fiji Trial of Imrana Jalal and Her Husband
Glenn Ferguson President Law Council of Australia 19 Torrens Street Braddon ACT 2612 mail@lawcouncil.asn.au Dear Glenn, Trial of Imrana Jalal and her husband in Fiji I have been, for my sins, recently elected President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR). In that position, I have been forwarded a statement from Imrana Jalal requesting that … Read More >>
Letter to Stephen Smith re: Israeli Action Against Aid flotilla
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 >>
ALHR calls on Stephen Smith to press for International Inquiry into Israel’s Attack on Aid Flotilla
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 >>
Hansonism Triumphs on Asylum Seekers
Opposition Leader, Abbott’s New Policies Complete the Triumph of Hansonism within Australia’s Mainstream Parties.
Let Me Count the Ways
Government’s Turn to the Dark Side on Asylum Seekers Will Bring Enduring Shame
Submission on the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 and Parliamentary Joint Committee
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 >>
Submission on Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld)
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 >>