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…
CLA submission to the community consultation process on the Terrorism (Extraordinary Temporary Powers) Bill 2006 on a wide range of issues.
Read submission here.
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CLA calls for the Taser X26 stun gun to be immediately withdrawn from service until further studies demonstrate that it is safe. The call is based on damning evidence, released in Freedom Of Information (FOI) documents, which show that AFP reports into t…
CLA has reservations about the proposed anti-terror laws despite assurances sought by the ACT Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, that civil liberties will be protected. Read media release…