Radio Transcript - ABC PM Programme - John Dowd AO QC comments on Haneef trial - 16 July 2007 (Adobe format)

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Radio Transcript - ABC Radio National - ABC Lingua Franca Ex Post Facto - 17 March 2007 - ICJ Special Rapporteur, Peter Vickery QC

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MEDIA - Indonesian Security Treaty - 8 November 2006 - ICJ Australia says something as significant as a Security Treaty with Indonesia should be a matter of public consultation. At a time when Indonesian defence forces are being used against some of the peoples of Indonesia such as in West Papua this is a matter of serious concern to Australians

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MEDIA - Prohibition on Storage of Reproductive Material of Prisoners in NSW - 6 June 2006 - Legislation prohibiting the storage of sperm or ova of prisoners is a gross overreach by government into the judicial sentencing function - Correctional Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2006  (Adobe format)

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David Hicks Initiative:

• David Hicks – Open letter to the Prime Minister 3 June 2006 - (Adobe format) 

  List of signatories to open letter - (Adobe format)

  ADD YOUR NAME to the open letter to the Prime Minister - [Click Here]

   

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Article: Judges seek fair trial for Hicks  -  The Australian newspaper, 3 June 2006

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MEDIA - WEST PAPUA - WHAT NEXT? - 31 May 2006 - The Federal government’s promise to Indonesia to stop West Papuan refugees fleeing to Australia highlights this long-festering humanitarian crisis on our doorstep.  ICJ Australia holds a forum on West Papua

Position Paper - WEST PAPUA - 12 April 2006 - ICJ Australia acknowledges what is now widely recognised - that the so-called “Act of Free Choice” conducted by the Indonesian Government in West Papua in 1969 was a complete sham

Public Statement - Eminent Jurists Panel - 17 March 2006 - EJP Concluding Statement on Australia Hearings

MEDIA - Emininent Jurists Panel - 15 March 2006 - ICJ Geneva Invitation to Press Conference at Parliament House, Canberra on 17 March 2006

MEDIA - Eminent Jurists Panel - Sydney Hearings of the EJP - 9 March 2006 - Two leading international lawyers will be in Sydney next week to conduct an independent inquiry into Australia’s counter-terrorism laws

MEDIA  -  ICJ Australia says extension of Police and ASIO listening powers unwarranted  -  15 February 2006  -  increased police and ASIO powers to monitor teleohone and email communications is a significant extension of powers to invade innocent people’s privacy for which no justification has been given

MEDIA  -  ICJ Australia Concern over ASIO  Raids on Sri Lankan Tamils in Melbourne  -  27 November 2005  -  ASIO raids on the homes of Melbourne’s Sri Lankan Tamil community highlight serious concerns held by ICJ Australia that counter-terrorism laws may ensnare innocent charitable donors in their net, and may be used  by foreign governments to pursue their own political agendas

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MEDIA - ICJ Australia Denounces New Counter-Terrorism Laws - 17 October 2005 - ICJ Australia has denounced the Australian government’s Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005 as an overly-aggressive encroachment on precious liberal, democratic values that go to the heart of the Australian identity

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MEDIA - ICJ Australia opposes new counter terrorism laws - 7 October 2005 - ICJ Australia has renewed its opposition to draconian counter-terrorism laws that erode fundamental liberties and human rights

POSITION PAPER - detailed response outlining ICJ Australia's opposition to new counter terrorism laws - 7 October 2005

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Submission to the Australian Senate Inquiry into the Administration & Operation of the Migration Act 1958 - 29 July 2005 - ICJ Australia focuses on administrative tribunals, lack of judicial review, and Ministerial discretionary powers as aspects of the migration regime that raise concerns for the rule of law in Australia

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Bring an end to Human Rights abuses in Western Sahara - 1 July 2005 - ICJ Australia has deep concerns for the situation in Western Sahara which has been illegally occupied by Morocco for the last thirty years.

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Immigration Bills Do Not Go Far Enough - 17 June 2005 - ICJ Australia has thrown its support behind the two private member’s bills on immigration detention reform... Courts should have the final say on imprisonment of a human being... It is time to reassert the fundamental role of the Courts in Australia's system of government

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Diplomacy key to death penalty dilemma - 17 May 2005 - Protecting Australians from execution demands more international co-operation

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Joint NGO Statement on Reform of UN Human Rights System  -  12 April 2005 - International NGOs share the concerns of the UN Secretary-General that the Commission on Human Rights lacks credibility. For years NGOs have been exposing the shortcomings of the UN’s main human rights body, including its inability to address many situations of gross and systematic human rights violations around the world

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ICJ observes Palestinian Presidential Elections - 10 January 2005 - ICJ observer delegation, including two from ICJ Australia, says the election of the President of the Palestinian Authority was conducted with integrity and efficiency

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ICJ Australia says US Court decision should halt the trial of David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay - 10 November 2004

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ICJ Australia welcomes New Zealand Court of Appeal Decision on Zaoui Case - 21 October 2004 - landmark human rights case relating to the deportation of Ahmed Zaoui on grounds of danger to national security.

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ICJ on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights: Challenges & Responses - 6 September 2004 - On 28 August 2004, 160 lawyers from around the world, meeting at the ICJ biennial conference in Berlin, adopted a Declaration on Upholding Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Combating Terrorism. The Declaration highlights the grave challenge to the rule of law brought about by excessive counter-terrorism measures, reaffirms the most fundamental human rights violated by those measures, and delineates methods of action for the worldwide ICJ network to address the challenge

See also ICJ Geneva on the coordinated approach of the ICJ world network to Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights

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Timor Gap Dispute - 22 April 2004 - The Australian Government’s approach to Timor Gap negotiations with East Timor labeled unconscionable by ICJ Australia

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Illiegal Imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay - 1 April 2004 - Detailed analysis: The detention of Hicks and Habib at Guantanamo Bay contravenes international law. The proposed military commissions do not provide due process of law - NSW Law Society Journal article

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US Military Tribunals, Guantanamo Bay - 22 January 2004 - ICJ Australia criticises the US military styled tribunal set up to try Australians David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib

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Guantanamo Bay prisoners - 1 September 2003 - Human Rights Damaged by Australian Government Stance on Guantanamo Bay - Military Commissions will be used as a precedent by military regimes; Prisoner of War status; Rights to a fair trial

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Attack on Iraq - 20 February 2003 - Incompatibility of the use of force against Iraq with international law and the UN Charter

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Terrorism (Police Powers) Bill 2002 - 2 December 2002 - Terrorism related increases in NSW Police powers of interrogation, search and seizure without adequate checks and balances

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International Criminal Court - 17 June 2002 - Claims that ratification of the ICC would expose Australian soldiers to baseless charges of war crimes are false

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Civil Liability Bill 2002 - 3 June 2002 - Retrospective removal of rights of injured people amounts to legislation by ambush