Late-2006 saw a new Australia-China treaty on mutual assistance in criminal matters. CLA Director – Death Penalty Project, Vic Adams, considers the treaty and its implications in the light of China’s record of thousands of state executions annually. Go t…
Objection to the use of legal torture in the interrogation of suspects and witnesses is deeply rooted in the Australian psyche, mainly on the score of cruelty. But surely its rejection extends to the basic principles of justice, not just humanity.…
Politicians opposing the planned ACT jail ("Bipartisan attack on planned ACT jail", September 26, p3) are taking a narrow not-in-my-backyard view of prisons. As well as punishing those who have committed a criminal act, a prison has the…
While there are sensational media reports on the minor misdeeds of criminals on parole after serving years of imprisonment, no attention is focused on the cruel, inhumane practice of keeping hundreds of prisoners in solitary confinement for 2…
CLA view that Strict liability offences need re-think
Preamble
CLA believes that issues surrounding strict and absolute liability offences are fundamentally important in creating and enforcing just and fair laws. Poorly constructed laws invoking st…
See the flyer in support of Tuesday’s 6 Feb 2007 Convergence at the Lawns, Parliament House, Canberra at 11am.
Organised by: Marlene Obeid on 0401 758 871 of the Sydney-based Justice for Hicks & Habib, and Bring David Home campaigns.
On Australia Day, when we proudly sing, "Australians all, let us rejoice, for we are young and free", we should also remember the Anti-terrorism (No2) Bill which was rushed through Federal Parliament on December 6.
Along with ma…
Procedure and evidence rules in the latest Guantanamo Bay Military Commission manual ignores the US Supreme Court’s 2006 ruling and try to re-define war crimes, says US/Australian lawyer Robert Briggs. The case against Hicks could swing on ‘evidence’ of…
For over five years, David Hicks has been confined for 23 to 24 hours a day in a single cell at Guantanamo Bay, deprived of human contact, natural light and fresh air.
Years ago, similar prison practices in Australia at Katin…
CLA opposes any proposal for mandatory sentencing legislation.
Read CLA’s paper here (150kb PDF file).