Civil rights priorities
We protect and advance civil rights to ensure equitable opportunities and fair protection under the law.
We expose and challenge discriminatory and unlawful policing practices, inhumane treatment of asylum seekers, and harsh conditions in youth detention. We advocate for the proven alternatives to detention and incarceration that will make our communities safer.
We work collaboratively with people and communities affected by injustice and discrimination, to protect their rights, drive law and policy reform and build community power.
News and publications
Submission to the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into identity protections for proceedings…
We called for improvements to identity protections for children in civil proceedings. In…
Submission to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice Consultation Paper on a…
We called for the scope of a new framework regulating the use of restrictive practices to be widened, to…
2SER: Young People in Solitary Confinement
Our case in the NSW Supreme Court is challenging the use of solitary on young people, as solicitor Petra…
NIT: PM urged to intervene as states push laws increasing child incarceration
We supported calls from NATSILS for the Commonwealth Government take action on state and territory laws…
NIT: Advocates warn more children will be ‘churned through the system’ after…
CEO Jonathon Hunyor said the NSW Government should focus on real solutions, including raising the age of…
New youth justice Bill doubles down on failing approach
A new Bill rushed into Parliament by the NSW Government ignores the expert advice of an Independent Review…