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Stopping the imprisonment of children in adult jails
In November 2016, the Victorian Andrews Government decided to use the Grevillea Unit in the Barwon maximum security adult prison as a youth jail and started sending children as young as 15 there. The Human Rights Law Centre used legal action to challenge this under Victoria’s Human Rights Charter.
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Supporting the family of Ms Dhu
In 2014, Ms Dhu, a 22-year-old Yamatji woman with her whole life ahead of her, was locked up for unpaid fines. Three days later, she died a cruel and inhuman death in police custody.
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High Court victory ensuring the right to vote for people in prison
Every person should have the right to vote in a democracy. The Human Rights Law Centre represented Vickie Roach, an Indigenous woman and advocate for people who are incarcerated, in a successful constitutional challenge.
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Prisoners and the Right to Vote: Roach v AEC and Commonwealth of Australia
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