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Brett Guerin and institutional racism in Victoria Police
Read moreIBAC has recently handed down its report into racist, sexist and homophobic comments by the former head of Victoria...
November 25, 202100 -
The Co-opting of Human Rights Language
Read moreAs human rights-based organisations, we are calling out the COVID “anti-lock down movement” for its dangerous co-opting of human rights frameworks and language. The “anti-lockdown movement” uses words...
September 30, 2021 -
Impacts on Weapons Use by Victoria Police
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project (PAP) condemns the use of new weaponry and the rising militarisation of Victoria Police. We express concern about the oppressive policing of demonstrations generally. On Saturday 21st...
August 26, 2021 -
Why police should not be in our schools
Read moreVictoria Police are planning to bring back some sort of ‘Police in Schools’ program. We don’t know the details…
May 11, 2021 -
The Victorian Government must end discriminatory measures and withdraw hundreds of police from public housing
Read moreLegal and human rights groups condemn the heavy-handed, policing response to a public health emergency, rather than the much-needed…
July 7, 2020 -
Remove police from public health responses
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project is calling for the immediate withdrawal of police from the public housing estates experiencing the…
July 5, 2020 -
Body-worn cameras will help reduce police use of force, but the problem runs much deeper
Read moreAnd it should not be forgotten that true police accountability is located in the way operational codes are observed,…
April 18, 2018 -
Body Worn Cameras: A call for regulation, safeguards and accountability
Read moreDear Commissioner Ashton,
We urge you to ensure that the proposed trial and roll-out of BWCs is accompanied by…March 12, 2018 -
10 things you need to understand about crime reporting in 2018
Read moreMedia coverage of crime involving African young people is in hyper-drive in Victoria at the moment. If you…
December 30, 2017 -
Reporting crime and race: A short guide for journalists
Read moreMore reflective, better researched and ethical public commentary around these issues will go some way towards reducing the racial…
December 3, 2017 -
An Australian community vilified as it tries to celebrate
Read moreLiberal MP Jason Wood, the Federal member for Latrobe, is trying to trick us. His release of certain statistics…
November 22, 2017 -
The minimisation of police assault
Read moreAssistant Commissioner Brett Guerin, head of Victoria Police’s internal investigations unit is quoted in the recent Fairfax article (Police…
September 22, 2017 -
MEDIA BACKGROUNDER: Much more than an ‘anti-crime’ protest
Read moreThe ‘Make Victoria Safe Again’ protest event on Sunday 17th September 2017 provides the latest example of how law…
September 16, 2017 -
Discrimination, double punishment & death: the case against deportations
Read more“We are talking about people who have already served time in custody for a crime they have committed. Subjecting…
May 8, 2017 -
Palm Island Racial Discrimination Case – Implications for Prospective Litigants
Read moreWotton is a landmark case in Australian public interest law. Communities and individuals who believe they have been affected…
March 14, 2017 -
A six year battle against discrimination
Read moreA Victorian Supreme Court judgement has found that Kwenda Obudho was the victim of racial discrimination by a popular…
February 10, 2017 -
‘Justice, Social Action and Structural Change’
Read moreWe have got to realise that this kind of policing has no boundaries. There are no limitations…Individuals are meant…
February 2, 2017 -
‘Apex Gang’ and the racial perception of crime
Read moreIn this way ‘Apex Gang’ has been made into a substitute word. ‘Apex Gang’ now allows journalists, commentators, and…
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November 30, 2016 -
November 9, 2016
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