15 December 2023
A proposed national ban on “conversion therapy” in Mexico, similar to that in Victoria and other Australian jurisdictions, has prompted significant concern and opposition from over 170 family and c...
08 December 2023
Concerning new laws to criminalise ‘hate speech’ in Ireland signal a worrying ‘global trend toward censorship’, constituting a fundamental threat to freedom of expression and speech in the country.
07 December 2023
Amendments to the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 are set to have a profound impact on those having to defend discrimination claims in Australia by making them liable to pay the costs o...
01 December 2023
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, Helen Bowskill, delivered the seventh annual “Pride in Law Address” this month, during which she reinforced the use of “preferred pronouns” in ...
29 November 2023
In a significant victory for religious freedom, a Finnish court of appeal has unanimously acquitted Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola of “hate crime” charges, which had ar...
27 November 2023
John Steenhof, Principal Lawyer at Human Rights Law Alliance, spoke at the inaugural meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Religious Schools and Faith Communities, at Parliament House in Canberra...
