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Victorian Government moves to restrict compensation claims brought against state and private prison operators
Read moreThe Victorian Ombudsman has observed that people detained in custody in Victoria face a greater risk of harm than...
June 11, 201502 -
Police Accountability submission into Family Violence Royal Commission
Read moreOur contribution to the Royal Commission comes from the perspective of our Police Accountability Project clients, some of whom…
June 10, 2015 -
Five things you should know about Victoria Police Receipting pilots
Read moreVictoria Police are currently piloting ‘stop & search’ receipting in Dandenong and Moonee Valley. Here are five things you…
May 6, 2015 -
Supreme Court Hears Application to Close IBAC Hearing to Public
Read moreOn 15th April 2015 an IBAC hearing into a potential culture of violence within the Victoria Police Service at…
April 21, 2015 -
Police use of force during raids undermines Safety First principles
Read moreThe Police Accountability Project is deeply concerned by accounts given by people experienced the police raids in Melbourne this…
April 21, 2015 -
Receipting Pilots underway in Victoria
Read morePolice and Protective Services Officers (PSOs) will issue receipts to members of the community initially in the Moonee Valley…
March 27, 2015 -
Story of a ‘pepper spray party’
Read moreWe are calling for a wider review of powers, weapons and training associated with the PSO program currently in…
February 17, 2015 -
The Pointy End Of Police Racism: A Ken Lay Retrospective
Read moreThe Victorian Police Commissioner Ken Lay announced his resignation in early January 2015, to near universal acclaim. Anthony…
January 13, 2015 -
Supreme Court Kaba decision could set back racial profiling prevention
Read moreAn appeal decision has been handed down in the Victorian Supreme Court which could set back Victoria Police efforts…
December 18, 2014 -
In search of certainty: Is the Vic Police Act a step forward?
Read moreA feature article in the most recent Law Institute Journal, In Search of Certainty, examines the issues surrounding…
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December 4, 2014
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Racial Profiling champians shortlisted for Human Rights Award
Read moreTwo young men from Flemington, Daniel Haile Michael and Maki Issa have been shortlisted for the Australian Human Rights…
November 19, 2014 -
Police investigating police is “failing our state”
Read moreA Federal Senator has made a strong call for an independent body to investigate and prosecute cases of misconduct...
October 1, 2014 -
An apology for Corinna Horvath
Read moreCorrinna Horvath has recieved a welcome and a significant compensation from the State of Victoria along with an…
September 22, 2014 -
Coronial findings into death of Michael Atakelt
Read moreA death we need to learn from Findings from the long running inquest into the death of a young...
September 1, 2014 -
Why the Police Act needs changing
Read moreWhen it comes to police violence and misconduct Victoria’s laws protect police, not its citizens. The new Victoria…
September 1, 2014 -
A new call for Police Accountability
Read moreThirteen Victorian and Australian legal, human rights and civil society organisations have today called for a substantive response by…
July 28, 2014 -
“We will get better” Racial Profiling Update
Read moreWe continue to monitor and engage with the roll out of the commitments made by Victoria Police in the…
July 17, 2014 -
Victorian Civil Justice Award 2014
Read moreThe Australian Lawyers Alliance’s highly regarded Victorian Civil Justice Award 2014 has been awarded to the Flemington and Kensington Community...
July 7, 2014 -
UN condemns inadequate response to police violence
Read moreA powerful condemnation of the failure of Victoria’s laws to provide adequate remedies to victims of police violence has…
July 3, 2014
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