Posts tagged with ‘Victoria’

The Victorian Ombudsman has observed that people detained in custody in Victoria face a greater risk of harm than...

Our contribution to the Royal Commission comes from the perspective of our Police Accountability Project clients, some of whom…

Victoria Police are currently piloting ‘stop & search’ receipting in Dandenong and Moonee Valley. Here are five things you…

On 15th April 2015 an IBAC hearing into a potential culture of violence within the Victoria Police Service at…

The Police Accountability Project is deeply concerned by accounts given by people experienced the police raids in Melbourne this…

Police and Protective Services Officers (PSOs) will issue receipts to members of the community initially in the Moonee Valley…

We are calling for a wider review of powers, weapons and training associated with the PSO program currently in…

The Victorian Police Commissioner Ken Lay announced his resignation in early January 2015, to near universal acclaim. Anthony…

An appeal decision has been handed down in the Victorian Supreme Court which could set back Victoria Police efforts…

A feature article in the most recent Law Institute Journal, In Search of Certainty, examines the issues surrounding…

Two young men from Flemington, Daniel Haile Michael and Maki Issa have been shortlisted for the Australian Human Rights…

A Federal Senator has made a strong call for an independent body to investigate and prosecute cases of misconduct...

Corrinna Horvath has recieved a welcome and a significant compensation from the State of Victoria along with an…

A death we need to learn from Findings from the long running inquest into the death of a young...

When it comes to police violence and misconduct Victoria’s laws protect police, not its citizens. The new Victoria…

Thirteen Victorian and Australian legal, human rights and civil society organisations have today called for a substantive response by…

We continue to monitor and engage with the roll out of the commitments made by Victoria Police in the…

The Australian Lawyers Alliance’s highly regarded Victorian Civil Justice Award 2014 has been awarded to the Flemington and Kensington Community...

A powerful condemnation of the failure of Victoria’s laws to provide adequate remedies to victims of police violence has…