The Law Society of NSW has told a parliamentary inquiry that standalone human rights legislation could improve lawmaking and public sector decision making, while helping embed a stronger human rights culture across the state. The case for a Human Rights…
GRANT FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Substance Use/Abuse, Juvenile Justice Data, Diversion, Youth Outcomes | Amount: Up to $1,324,666 | Deadline: Nov. 16, 2026 THIS GRANTâS FOCUS: Juvenile Justice, Substance Use/Abuse, Juvenile Justice Data, Diversion, Community-based Alternatives, Youth Outcomes Deadline: Nov 16, 2026 âThis is…
Howard County Police Department, in collaboration with community partners, have launched a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program. The LEAD program allows law enforcement officers to redirect low-level offenders engaging in misdemeanor crimes to community-based services instead of prosecution and…
The court’s reasoning separates two facts that public debate can easily combine: the death of a person in a road accident and the legality of the process followed against the minor. The court acknowledged that the loss suffered by the…
Inspectors has found "significant weaknesses" in the care of children in the justice system. Bradford Youth Justice Service received an "inadequate" rating after an inspection from His Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation, which made nine recommendations to improve the service. Bradford…
This week marks the start of three days of public hearings by the NSW Parliamentary Committee on Community Services on the Human Rights Bill 2025, a private member’s bill introduced by the Greens, which proposes to establish a statutory human rights…
It's clear children's human rights are not being upheld, advocates say, after governments in two jurisdictions barred an international expert from entering youth detention centres. United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Albert K Barume was refused…
Serious failings have been uncovered in the service responsible for supporting some of the most vulnerable children in Bradford. The Bradford Youth Justice Service (YJS), which supervises children aged 10 to 17 with complex needs—including those in care—was rated 'inadequate…
The UN's Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has been denied access to inspect Darwin's youth detention centre. (ABC News: Jayden O'Neill) The United Nations's Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples says the NT government has…
Wednesday, 04 November 2026 - 21:04 Some party appears to have misled the President or the Government in drafting the Prevention of Organized Crime Bill, President's Counsel Romesh de Silva stated today before a three-judge Supreme Court bench. The petitions challenging the Prevention of…
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