Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, human rights, legal and advocacy organisations called on the Andrews Government to end human rights abuse in Victorian prisons as part of the Cultural Review of the Adult Custodial Corrections System.

A submission to the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliamentary Workplaces (Review).

The Human Rights Law Centre and Digital Rights Watch have written to federal, territory and state health ministers urging them to adopt strong safeguards around the use of facial recognition technology in home quarantine.

The Human Rights Law Centre submission argues that the proposed law is unnecessary and excessive and, if passed, would have a chilling effect on people’s right to come together and speak out about the issues they care about.

A joint submission prepared by the Australia Institute Tasmania, the Human Rights Law Centre, and Australian Conservation Foundation to the Department of Justice’s Review into the proposed Electoral Disclosure and Funding Bill 2021 (Tas) and Electoral Matters (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2021 (Tas).

The Change the Record coalition, the Human Rights Law Centre and the Tasmanian Aboriginal Legal Service welcome the decision of the Tasmanian Government to establish the Tasmanian National Preventive Mechanism under standalone legislation.In this submission we set out a number of ongoing concerns however with provisions in the draft Bill in respect of the NPM’s operational independence, and suggest additional amendments aimed at ensuring the NPM is OPCAT compliant and can effectively fulfil its functions.

The Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Second National Review of Quarantine Arrangements.

The Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the Constitution Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019.

The Andrews government should use an inquiry into Victoria’s criminal justice system as the catalyst to finally end mass imprisonment, the Human Rights Law Centre argued in its evidence.

The Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the PJCIS on the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020, and is concerned about the disproportionate scope of these powers and the lack of evidence justifying the need for warrants beyond those already available to the AFP and ACIC.

The Human Rights Law Centre welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Australian National Audit Office’s performance audit to assess the effectiveness of the design and management of international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Australian government’s visa laws are devastating families and keeping parents away from their children for years, a Senate Committee inquiry has been told. The landmark inquiry into the Morrison government’s family migration policies has received evidence from legal experts and people separated from their families.