Over-represented and overlooked: the crisis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s growing over-imprisonment
The over-imprisonment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is a growing national crisis that is being overlooked by all levels of government in Australia.
The imprisonment rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women has skyrocketed 148 per cent since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women make up around 34 per cent of the female prison population but only 2 per cent of the adult female population.
The report calls for system-wide change and outlines 18 recommendations to redress racialised and gendered justice system outcomes
Women whistleblowers pay a heavy price for speaking out
Women who blow the whistle are vital to exposing wrongdoing but are paying a heavy price for their courage. This report analyses the first year of client data from the Human Rights Law Centre’s Whistleblower Project.
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Australia’s human rights record under scrutiny
Australia’s human rights record is coming under scrutiny, ahead of a major United Nations human rights review, known as the Universal Periodic Review.
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Thriving Communities: Hope-based messaging guide for holding corporations accountable
A new messaging guide and research project to support stronger corporate accountability laws in every region.
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