Civil rights
Media and commentary related to our work protecting and advancing civil rights. This includes police accountability, justice in youth detention, asylum seeker rights, discrimination, access to justice and Raise the Age.
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Data reveals police bail checks are targeting Aboriginal children, racial discrimination complaints filed
The JEC is representing two Aboriginal brothers in a racial discrimination complaint after they were subjected to more than 150 checks at their home over 20 months.
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B&T: “That Night Nearly Destroyed Me, But It Also Lit A Fire Inside”: What UnLTD’s Adland Bail Out Taught Me About Justice, Hope & Shame
UnLtd’s Bail Out event gave advertising execs an experience being locked up and raised over $100,000 for the NSW Raise the Age campaign.
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2SER: Police use of extraordinary search power raises alarm bells
Solicitor Lucy Kelley spoke about how police are using a secretive search power to surveil already overpoliced communities.
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LSJ: Unpacking the LECC’s findings on police bail checks
Kate Sinclair’s explainer article unpacks the recommendations from the LECC’s report on police bail checks.
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The Guardian: NSW police’s ‘extraordinary’ search powers a ‘blank cheque’ to target Indigenous youth, lawyers say
Jonathan Hall Spence highlighted how police are using firearms protection orders to target over-policed communities.
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The Land: Community calls for ‘milo’ funds as review into youth crime protections begins
CEO Jonathon Hunyor said tough-on-crime approaches are letting down children and communities.
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2SER: Police in Firing Line Over Unauthorised Bail Checks
Senior Solicitor Grace Gooley broke down a new report saying NSW Police must follow the law when they perform bail checks.
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Police watchdog calls on police to stop unauthorised bail compliance checks
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has recommended police only conduct bail compliance checks with a court order.
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The Newcastle Herald: Criminalising children a costly investment in failure
Our CEO, Jonathon Hunyor, explained why we need to ‘get real’ about the failure of law and order approaches to youth justice.
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Little Black Book: UnLtd’s ‘Raise the Age’ Campaign Achieves 45% Awareness Boost
The Raise the Age NSW Campaign’s advertising campaign is raising awareness and changing sentiment.