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PIAC in the news.

 

Truth and Accountability / Justice beyond borders

Opinion piece by Daniela Gavshon and Emily Rice, published in the Law Society Journal.

24 Sep 2021

Truth and Accountability / How to investigate human rights violations when on-the-ground access becomes impossible?

Truth and Accountability Program Director, Daniela Gavshon discusses the Restricted Access Interview Guide on ABC RN The Law Report.

24 Sep 2021

Truth and Accountability / ‘Victims deserve attention and action’: Michael Kirby promotes gathering witness testimony remotely amid Afghanistan crisis

‘A detailed guide on collecting witness testimony for human rights investigations even in restricted areas comes as “vivid images on...

25 Aug 2021

Accountable Government / Advocates say NSW anti-discrimination laws are failing vulnerable

Experts and community groups ask attorney general Mark Speakman to review ‘terrible’ and outdated act.

6 Aug 2021

Accountable Government / Government agencies could access personal data without consent under new bill

‘The Public Interest Advocacy Centre said the most marginalised groups, including people with a disability, First Nations people, young people,...

6 May 2021

Discrimination / ‘Shield not a sword’: Committee backs new religious freedom laws

‘In an open letter to Mr Speakman, a coalition of 17 organisations including Equality Australia, the Royal Australian College of...

29 Apr 2021

Accountable Government / Data Commissioner defends new sharing scheme

‘The government has struck the right balance with its sweeping new data-sharing scheme which will “streamline” service delivery, the Data...

21 Apr 2021

A fairer NDIS / WhatsApp leak: ministers shut out of  NDIS redraft

State and territory disability ministers have been sidelined from plans to strip back the NDIS. The legislation will hand the...

3 Apr 2021

Asylum Seekers / Detained asylum seeker given bucket to shower, after dispute with authorities over medical treatment

Gudrun Dewey is leading the Public Interest Advocacy Centre’s Asylum Seeker Health Rights Project, and said the government owed a...

25 Feb 2021

Truth and Accountability / A Catalogue of Suffering Behind the Calls for Action on Sri Lanka’s War Crimes

The following opinion piece, by Daniela Gavshon, was published in Just Security on 12 February 2021. ‘As member States consider...

12 Feb 2021

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