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 statutory review of NSW knife wanding laws
We argue that knife wanding search powers are ineffective, too broad and risk discriminatory use.
NIT: Community groups urge NSW Government to raise age to 14 in youth justice push
Community leaders, frontline workers and First Nations advocates to tell the NSW Government: it’s time to…
Joint release: Community leaders tell the NSW Government: do better for children and…
Leaders called on the NSW Government to raise the age and invest in community services.
Joint submission to NSW Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into Youth Justice
We supported Kim and Lincoln, who have childhood experience of the criminal justice system, to share their…
Submission to the Review of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012
We called for changes to the NSW Working with Children Check Scheme to better support First Nations people…
Submission to NSW Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry into Youth Justice
Our submission argues criminalising young children is a failure, which does not address causes of offending…