HSI legal battle for whales
Latest news and campaign updates
Government withholds evidence for international court case - 4th February 2008
Court orders delivered to whalers in Tokyo - 23rd January 2008
Australian Federal Court orders stop to Japanese whale hunt - 15th January 2008
Whale case judgement tomorrow - 14th January 2008
HSI welcomes Government action over whaling - 19th December 2007
Companies linked to Japanese whaling; conservationists call for action - 19th December 2007
US Congress lobbies Bush to sanction Japan over whales - 14th December 2007
Green groups call on Rudd government to move on whales protection - 12th December 2007
Rudd must act immediately on whales - 26th November 2007
HSI demands U.S. sanctions as Japanese whalers set sail. Election to decide how tough Australia gets with Japan - 22nd November 2007
ALP to enlist the military in fight against whaling - 16th November 2007
Government Confirms Opposition to Whale Case - 12th October 2007
HSI lawyers write to Attorney General Phillip Ruddock - 19th September 2007
Government has second chance to support HSI’s legal case against Japanese whalers - 18th September 2007
Long awaited court hearing against Japanese whalers takes place tomorrow - 17th September 2007
Japan killed 263 pregnant whales in Antarctic waters - HSI back in the Federal Court 24th July 2007
Support for Labor's 'Less Talk - More Action' Approach - 21st May 2007
No escape from court for whalers - 26th February 2007
Fickle justice for whales in Southern Ocean - 16th February 2007
HSI success in court today - 2nd February 2007
Whale case proceeds despite Japanese government intransigence - 1st February 2007
October update on Japanese Whale Case - 30th October 2006
Japanese tuna scandal is stark warning for whales and should cause rethink on tuna protection - 14th August 2006
New evidence reveals atrocities of 2005/6 Antarctic Whale Hunt - 24th July 2006
Federal Court gives HSI the go ahead to sue Japanese Whalers - 14th July 2006
Humane Society International sums up the 2006 58th IWC meeting in St Kitts
Humane Society International asks US government to sanction Japan for "scientific" whaling program - 23rd February 2006
Antarctic whale slaughter must not be tolerated - 23rd December 2005
Investigative report links US seafood giant Gorton's of Gloucester to Japan's whale hunt - 1st December 2005
Japan set to kill 300-450 whales in Aussie waters - 17th November 2005
Prime Minister John Howard must raise Japan's conduct at the International Whaling Commission with Prime Minister Koizumi - 19th July 2005
Humane Society International Sums Up Divisive IWC Meeting - 24th June 2005
Brazil Calls Japan's Scientific Hunt "Political Whaling" - 24th June 2005
Australia Wins Resolution to Condemn Scientific Whaling - 23rd June 2005
Japan fails to overturn Ban on Commercial Whaling - 22nd June 2005
Blatant delaying tactics to stall Whale Votes - 21st June 2005
Report from Day 1 of the International Whaling Commission, Korea - 21st June 2005
Japan failed in attempt to have Secret Votes on Whaling - 21st June 2005
Whale Case - HSI lodges Appeal to the Full Bench of Federal Court - 17th June 2005
Conservation countries retain simple majority opposed to Whaling - 20th June 2005
HSI Opening Statement to the
57th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission - June 2005
Whale Case - HSI lodges Appeal to the Full Bench of Federal Court - 16th June 2005
Whale sized "fighting fund" launched as the Government and the Courts fail to protect whales in Australian waters - 30th May 2005
Final Judgement from Justice Allsop - 27th May 2005
Judge swayed by diplomatic concerns in HSI Whale Case - 27th May 2005
New Whaling Regime to Repeat Disasters of the Past - 24th May 2005
HSI & WDCS Report: The RMS - A Question of Confidence - May 2005
HSI & WDCS Executive Summary: The RMS - A Question of Confidence - May 2005
PM thanked for Intervention on Whaling - 24th May 2005
ALP backs HSI Campaign against Scientific Whaling - 20th May 2005
HSI letter to the Prime Minister, extracts of which were published in the Sydney Daily Telegraph - 18th May 2005
Stop Japan's Whale Slaughter - 17th May 2005
Humpback hunt could be halted in International Courts - 16th May 2005
Time for action from the Prime Minister on Japanese whaling issue - 20th April 2005
Japan to Double Whale Kill in Antarctic Sanctuary - 14th April 2005
Attorney-General chooses diplomacy over whale protection - 26th January 2005
Victorians back HSI Whale Case - 30th November 2004
Casenote - HSI v Kyodo [2004]
Judge seeks advice from Attorney General before giving HSI go ahead to sue whalers - 24th November 2004
HSI heads to Court as Japanese Whalers depart for Antarctica - 12th November 2004
Date set for first hearing in case against Japanese whalers - 27th October 2004
Directions Order - 26th October 2004
Humane Society International goes to Federal Court over Japanese Whaling - 19th October 2004
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