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ALHR issues letter to premier over lack of Auslan interpreters

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has issued a letter to NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet following the removal...

14 October 2021

By Emma Musgrave

Travel ban amendments must be fixed to pave way for appeals, ALHR says

With decisions on granting travel bans in the hands of the Australian Border Force, human rights lawyers are calling on...

11 August 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Respect at Work bill does not go far enough: ALHR 

Although the Respect at Work bill “makes a good start”, human rights lawyers have cautioned that it will not go far...

02 August 2021

By Naomi Neilson

ALHR welcomes release of refugees in immigration detention

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has welcomed a move by the federal government that will see the release of...

09 March 2021

By Emma Musgrave

ALHR condemns ‘out of step’ construction plans by Bathurst Regional Council

Ahead of International Women’s Day next month, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has criticised...

24 February 2021

By Emma Musgrave

ALHR offers take on nuclear ban treaty

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has responded to the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear...

27 January 2021

By Emma Musgrave

ALHR supports call for safe access zones for abortions

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) has backed a private member’s bill in NSW to introduce safe access zones...

22 May 2018

By Jerome Doraisamy

ALHR urges government cooperation with UN special rapporteur

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights has slammed the Australian government’s decision to refuse the UN Special...

01 October 2015

By Priya Murthy

ALHR: Hicks unlikely to get damages

Even if David Hicks’ terrorism conviction is tossed following a US decision invalidating the “material support for...

25 October 2012

By Leanne Mezrani