Today the NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has given a green light to a Sydney LGBTQI protest against homophobic legislation on Saturday, agreeing with protest organisers that the right to protest can be balanced with public health and safety risks.
How our legal observers are protecting the right to protest
You may have seen our legal observers at the recent Invasion Day and Black Lives Matter protests, sporting hi-viz vests and briefing activists about their rights. We spoke to one of them, Romina Reyftmann, about how she helps to protect the right to protest. To defend the legal rights of protesters, our legal observers volunteer at marches and rallies as …
“I will always be advocating because of my history” – Sarin Zaitounian on her passion for social justice
“Being in their corner and advocating for them itself is the greatest reward you can take out of this legal internship.”
Case File: Inquest into the Death of Mr Jackamarra
After being kept in custody despite being granted bail, 36-year-old Aboriginal man Khamsani Victor Jackamarra took his own life at Broome Regional Prison.
Inhumane conditions on Christmas Island provoke unrest: George Newhouse
Commenting on the recent protests in the Christmas Island detention facility, George Newhouse, Principal Solicitor and Director of the National Justice Project, has said tension has been building up over recent months at the facility. “The federal government has a policy of keeping detainees in harsh and inhumane conditions to force them to leave Australia, this disturbance should not be …
Case File: Securing Medical Evacuation for FRX17
Case name: FRX17 as litigation representative for FRM17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 63 Case summary: During her detention on Nauru between 2013 and 2018, a young girl (the Applicant) faced serious mental health deterioration, including major mood disorder and suicidal ideation and intention. In 2017, the Applicant attempted suicide twice, and despite being urged by …
“I care for these people like they are my own family” – Elika Chaparian on standing with refugees
“It is not just a normal client-lawyer relationship, I genuinely care for these people like they are my own family.”
BREAKING: #DuttonDefeated in High Court by Refugees
Refugees who were detained by the government in Nauru and Papua New Guinea have secured a major legal victory in the High Court of Australia against the Minister for Home Affairs, Peter Dutton. The High Court of Australia has ruled that the Federal Court has the power to hear the cases of over 50 refugees and asylum seekers, after the …
Position Description: Graduate Solicitor
ABOUT THE NATIONAL JUSTICE PROJECT The National Justice Project (NJP) is a not-for-profit legal service and civil rights organisation. We use the law, advocacy and education to tackle systemic injustice and promote government accountability. We primarily represent and support First Nations peoples and asylum seekers/refugees who have harmed and discriminated against within the justice and health care systems. We advance …
Young, Black and Behind Bars
As the Black Lives Matter movement spreads across the globe, the National Justice Project has been featured in Al Jazeera’s investigation of Australia’s Indigenous incarceration crisis, Young, Black and Behind Bars. Across Australia, Indigenous people are disproportionately arrested and locked up – some as young as 10 years old. In this special report, former inmates reveal what it is like …