For Romina Reyftmann, her upbringing, skillset and education compel her to champion human rights issues and advocate as strongly as she can for National Justice Project clients.
Over 300 organisations, businesses, and community groups call on all Parliamentarians to respond to the crisis in Afghanistan
Over 300 organisations, businesses, and community groups have signed on to a joint letter to all Federal MPs and Senators calling on them to take urgent action on the devastating situation in Afghanistan. The joint letter was sent to all Parliamentarians on 18 August and urges 7 practical steps that the Australian Government can take to provide safety for people from Afghanistan and to show leadership on the global stage.
“Everyone deserves dignity” – Nicola Kaldor on why we must intensify the fight for refugee rights
“I think once people are able to take a different world perspective…then they can have a more generous and compassionate view of the world that other people are in and struggles other people are having.”
National Justice Project calls for greater judicial diversity to tackle courtroom bias
Our submission discusses how implicit bias impacts First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and women in the legal system.
After eight years of anguish, new podcast scrutinises offshore detention regime
To mark the eight-year anniversary of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s decision to refuse settlement to anyone who seeks asylum in Australia by boat, human rights advocates have come together to support the launch of a new podcast that explores how successive governments have abandoned the duty to protect refugees and people seeking asylum.
Case File: Medevac of DWD18 from Nauru to secure urgent medical care
No one should have to prove that they deserve to receive life-saving medical treatment. DWD18 had to take the Minister for Home Affairs to court to stay alive.
Case File: Securing Urgent Medical Care for DCQ18
In spite of evidence that DCQ18 urgently needed to terminate her pregnancy, she was unable to do so without taking the Minister for Home Affairs to Court.
Read these six books to help you to become an anti-racism activist: Curated by Anita Heiss
We asked Anita Heiss to prepare for our community an essential list of reading material which amplifies the voices of multicultural Australian communities and inspired action against racism.
“I feel that need to make a difference”– Dana Rutner on activating her passion for social justice
“I think with the work that we do at the National Justice Project, even the smallest little thing that we do, allows someone to feel that they have a voice and that they’ve got the power to make change in their own life.”
Case File: Mullaley v State Coroner of Western Australia
Nobody who reads the story of Baby Charlie will be unmoved by the appalling treatment that he and his mother received, but yet the judicial and political systems of West Australia continue to deny an effective way to investigate the issues of systemic discrimination and bias that this story reveals