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Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights

Stopping Killer Robots

Learn more about how lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) threaten human rights and why they must be prohibited.

Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020

Summary

The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) in relation to its Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 (Cth) (the Bill) introduced by the Australian Government.
The Australian Human Rights Commission makes this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) in relation to its Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 (Cth) (the Bill) introduced by the Australian Government.

Commission warns of ASIO Bill overreach

The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for a redraft of a new Bill to amend ASIO’s powers.

Victorian Parliament Iftar Dinner

Remarks of Edward Santow, Human Rights Commissioner to the 12th Annual Victorian Parliament Iftar Dinner

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Inquiry into the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2015

Submission to Inquiry into the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014

 

Inquiry into the National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014

Australian Human Rights Commission Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence And Security

21 August 2014

Judicial review of lawfulness of detention (2013)

Summary

The Australian Human Rights Commission provides this response to the questionnaire from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in relation to judicial review of the lawfulness of detention.

The Australian Human Rights Commission provides this response to the questionnaire from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in relation to judicial review of the lawfulness of detention.

Freedom from interference with privacy, family, home and correspondence or reputation

Wednesday 1 May, 2013

Read how under the Privacy Act, all Australians are protected from unlawful interference with in relation to thier privacy, family, home or correspondence.

Human Rights and the War against Terrorism (2003)

"A system of tyranny, the most galling, the most horrible, the most undisguised in all its parts and attributes that has stained the page of history or disgraced the annals of the world." British Prime Minister William Pitt, 10 November 1797, speech to the House of Commons concerning France under the government of the Directory.

No need to abandon human rights to be tough on terror (2006)

In the post-September 11 world, debate about counter-terrorism is often characterised as an argument between 'the realists', who appreciate the need for tough new counter-terrorism laws, and 'the out of touch', who fail to take the terrorist threat seriously.