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Fight against the Albanese Government’s deportations
Today the High Court upheld the visa cancellation of a refugee who has been fighting the threat of permanent deportation to Nauru.
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No conviction recorded against ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle
Almost a decade after sharing information relating to the Australian Taxation Office’s aggressive debt recovery tactics, whistleblower Richard Boyle has been spared jail.
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Women whistleblowers courageously drive accountability in Australia. They deserve protection and recognition.
While the prosecutions of high-profile men whistleblowers have dominated headlines in recent years, it can be easy to lose sight of the many brave women in Australia who have spoken up about wrongdoing, often at an immense personal cost.
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The Whistleblower Project turns 2!
Two years ago we launched the Whistleblower Project – Australia’s first dedicated legal service to protect and empower whistleblowers.
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A new chapter in Australia’s shameful history of cruel offshore detentions
Our system relies on indefinite detention, harsh visa regimes and neo-colonial arrangements with Pacific nations — and the Albanese government is keen to flex its muscles.
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UN urges Australia to stop our client’s deportation to Nauru
The Albanese Government wants to banish people to Nauru, where they might be killed or face violence, for the rest of their lives – including our client, who is a 65-year-old refugee from Iraq.
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Legal action filed against Kmart
Along with Maurice Blackburn we’re representing the Australian Uyghur Tangritagh Women’s Association to take legal action compelling Kmart to come clean about whether its suppliers are connected to Uyghur forced labour.
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Human Rights Law Centre equitable briefing data for FY2024-25
The Human Rights Law Centre’s equitable briefing policy guides our selection of counsel in legal matters and sets out our commitment to encouraging equitable briefing practices more broadly.
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Holding Australia to account at the UN
The Human Rights Law Centre is part of global alliance of 11 civil society organisations launching a new messaging guide: Thriving Communities to support communities and advocates in calling for stronger corporate accountability laws in every region.
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Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest must signal a turning point for ending the status quo of police investigating police
The Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest findings confirm what Aboriginal communities have been saying about the racist state of policing in the Northern Territory for decades.
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New messaging guide on corporate accountability and calls for stronger responsible business laws worldwide
The Human Rights Law Centre is part of global alliance of 11 civil society organisations launching a new messaging guide: Thriving Communities to support communities and advocates in calling for stronger corporate accountability laws in every region.
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We stand with Kumanjayi Walker’s family and Yuendumu
This week the Coroner delivered her findings into Kumanjayi’s death, saying that Kumanjayi Walker’s death was “entirely avoidable”
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