Archive of posts in the 'Policing and Detention' category
Australia has failed to meet a crucial deadline for implementing its international anti-torture treaty obligations, despite receiving an extended timeframe...
A report from the UN Committee Against Torture urges government action to improve Australia’s treatment of people in police custody,...
The NSW Government’s ‘law and order’ response to the pandemic created significant fines debt and damaged community-police relations in...
New data shows segregations exceeding 24 hours in New South Wales juvenile justice centres have increased over the past year,...
A UN Subcommittee responsible for the prevention of torture and cruel and degrading treatment recently visited Australia to carry out...
We express profound concern that the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has been forced to take the...
A statement of concern from the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), Community Legal Centres NSW, Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC),...
More than 128,000 community members, lawyers, and advocates from NSW and Victoria have called for the age of legal responsibility...
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has filed a test case in the Supreme Court challenging the use of “segregation”...
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre has filed a test case in the Supreme Court challenging the use of “segregation” as...
