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ALHR?s Role at the International Level: the Nuremberg Heritage

The National Committee has discussed the role of ALHR in speaking up about human rights events occurring beyond Australia's shores.

In a draft document considered at the September meeting, the committee took the view that ALHR has an important role in defending the Nuremberg Heritage: the principles that those who are responsible for serious war crimes and crimes against humanity should be rendered accountability. The principles also require that the highest standards of fairness and due process should apply in those accountability processes.

While this is not an exclusive statement of ALHR?s role outside the domestic sphere, it is an important one. You may like to comment on the draft document which can be viewed on our activities page here.