We express profound concern that the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has been forced to take the...
By Louis Schetzer, Senior Policy Officer, Homelessness, Public Interest Advocacy Centre “All I’ve known is crime and drugs and jail....
PIAC has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,...
The Australian Human Rights Commission is currently considering how the special needs and interests of children and young people under...
This submission sets out PIAC’s opposition to proposals to extend the category of offences for which an alleged offender must...
In 2012 the Homeless Persons’ Legal Service and StreetCare undertook a consultation project exploring the experiences and difficulties faced by...
The submission supports Australia’s ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading...
In January 2012, the Federal Government released the draft Ten-Year Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform. The Roadmap details a...
The Women in Prison Advocacy Network (WIPAN) is a grass-roots organisation that provides advocacy and mentoring services to women in...
