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
Guardian: The home affairs minister, the private prison contractor and the secret meeting
We explained why a new blanket policy of handcuffing people in immigration detention for transfers was…
LSJ: NSW Government urged to reverse prison offence reforms
We called out the NSW Government’s regressive and unfair changes to the prison discipline system.
Factsheet: Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs)
Our fact sheet gives plain-English information about Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs) and is a guide for…
Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Civil Society Calls on Corrective Services NSW to Implement…
Reporting on our call on the NSW Government to reverse harmful reforms that undermine justice in NSW…
National Indigenous Times: Australia accused of ignoring human rights obligations on…
The UN says overrepresentation of Indigenous children in the criminal justice system “reflects systemic and…
Joint open letter urging implementation of NSW Ombudsman’s inmate discipline…
Our coalition is urging the NSW Government to implement NSW Ombudsman recommendations and reverse an…