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).
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights will be holding its Annual General Meeting on 24 March 2010. See the links to view the President’s Report, Secretary’s Report and Treasurer’s Report, which will be tabled at the AGM. Treasurer’s Report 2010 (32.50 Kb) President’s Report 2010 (54.0 Kb) Secretary’s Report 2010
ALHR President quoted in ABC article titled “Trio charged over alleged terrorism plot”
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 >>
