Amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act, tabled by the Federal Government on International Disability Awareness Day, make discrimination acceptable against a particular group of people and breach Australia’s obligations under international human rights treaties.
In accepting assurances from the US Government about the trial of Mr Hicks, Australia has agreed to conduct which breaches international human rights standards, says ALHR.
Amendments announced yesterday to the ASIO Bill still fail to protect human rights, says ALHR.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes proposals to recognise the human rights of gay, lesbian, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) people in the ACT.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights gave evidence to the Inquiry by the Human Rights Sub-Committee Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today expressed concern at the return of the ASIO Bill to the Senate.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today warned that Australia is complicit in undermining the authority of the United Nations.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights today added their voice to the growing body of international opinion that the involvement of Australia in a war on Iraq led by the United States of America will bring Australia into clear breach of international law. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and Australian Human Rights Centre released a report … Read More >>
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, at the invitation of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative based in India, drafted a chapter on Australian law for its international ‘Right To Information’ publication.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights exhorted the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Downer, to support the Optional Protocol
We received a three line typed letter saying simply that our application is ‘not approved’, says Simon Rice, President of Australian Lawyers for Human Rights and a visa applicant.
Australian Lawyers for Human Rights made a submission to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention. ALHR proposed an ideal model of accountability, monitoring and intervention in relation to immigration detention.
