With Refugee Week 2009 coming to a close last Saturday, Dr Susan Harris Rimmer, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today welcomed the move by the Rudd Labour Government to end charging non-citizens for the cost of their detention and encouraged all sides of politics to support the Bill.
ALHR’s submission to the National Human Rights Consultation
The announcement of an inquiry into disability and migration by the Joint Standing Committee on Migration heralds a growing understanding that the application of the Health Requirement under the Migration Act 1958(Cth), Migration Regulations 1994(Cth) and relevant procedural guidelines is flawed. This paper will examine the Health Requirement in reference to Australia’s international human rights … Read More >>
ALHR now launches its national competition for the best submission to the National Human Rights Consultation.
Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs The submission looks at: (A) The ability of people to access legal representation; (B) The adequacy of legal aid; (C) The need to resource human rights advocacy and casework; (D) The need to pay attention to access to justice issues with regard to the … Read More >>
ALHR’s Submission regarding treaties tabled on 12 March 2009 Convention on Cluster Munitions made to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties on the matter of consideration of the ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Prepared for the UN Human Rights Committee: Consideration of Australia 23-24 March 2009 Recent changes made by the current Australian Government have indicated a positive shift towards greater recognition and implementation of Australia’s international obligations towards boat arrivals, especially our human rights obligations. Despite the improvements that have been made, ALHR remains concerned at the … Read More >>
Organisation: Australian Human Rights Commission The Hon Michael McHugh AC, QC, distinguished jurist and former Justice of the High Court of Australia, will present his views on human rights in Australia and their protection through a Human Rights Act. Venue: The Hearing Room Australian Human Rights Commission Level 8, Piccadilly Tower 133 Castlereagh St Sydney … Read More >>
ALHR executive members Matthew Zagor, Eve Lester and Alice Edwards along with Sue have been updating the brief to take into account the processing of asylum-seekers on Christmas Island.
National Council of Churches in Australia, Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and Darfur Australia Network issue a joint statement about the expectation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant against the President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir, relating to atrocities in Darfur.
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