The National Justice Project sends its respects and condolences to the family of Wayne Fella Morrison, who died in September 2016 after being restrained and put face down in the prison van at Yatala Prison in northern Adelaide. We are working closely with Wayne’s family who had to confront a video which showed guards leaning on their family member as …
What is Copwatch?
View PostCopwatch training comes to Perth
The National Justice Project held a ‘Copwatch’ workshop in Perth this week, to teach members of the community how to safely and legally record interactions with police to be used as evidence in court. The workshop was held in partnership with Noongar activist Mervyn Eades, whose 18-year-old relative was hit by a police car in the Perth suburb of Thornlie in …
‘Crisis point’: New York Times reports on children’s mental health on Nauru
A seventh child will be brought to Australia from Nauru for medical care, following legal pressure. The National Justice Project represented the girl at a federal court hearing on Wednesday. She is one of a number of refugee children with worsening mental health issues, who are seeking medical treatment in Australia. George Newhouse, principal lawyer for the National Justice Project, …
NJP Court Action ensures that a Sick Child is brought to Australia for Medical Care
ABC Insiders considered the case of a sick child that who has been transported to Australia for Medical Care as a result of legal action brought by the National Justice Project
Asylum Seekers to keep Mobile Phones in Detention thanks to the National Justice Project
You can see George Newhouse speaking to ABC TV News 24 about the Mobile Phone case below
WA Police Must Stamp Out Violence Against Aboriginal People
George Newhouse, Principal Solicitor of the National Justice Project, demands that the WA Police Commissioner speak out about a young Noongar man who was run down by WA police on the 8th of May, 2018. A change in WA police culture must start at the top.
WA Police Officer Suspended after his car hit an Aboriginal man
A senior sergeant in the Western Australia Police Force was suspended Thursday after an Aboriginal man was struck by a police vehicle in a Perth suburb. See the New York Times Story here: WA Police officer suspended after his vehicle hits a young Aboriginal man
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