“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 …
Case Summary: Banning Mobile Phones in Immigration Detention Centres
Case name: ARJ17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCAFC 98 Case summary: The National Justice Project represented two applicants in these cases, and hundreds of others in the ARJ17 class action proceeding, against the Commonwealth of Australia and the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection. A judgment was handed down on 22 June 2018 to ensure the …
Lauren Davies on finding inspiration through the strength of clients
“Our clients have to consistently deal with grief and loss, and they are always fighting for social justice – not just for their own family, but to ensure that other families don’t have to go through the same experience.”