Advocacy and Events
Attacks on Legal Aid in Indonesia – Joint Media Release with the Victorian Bar
The ICJV and the Victorian Bar are concerned to learn that the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute have been subjected to a raid by police and mob violence in the course of carrying out legitimate and lawful activities in the service of human rights. Freedom of association and freedom of […]
‘Playing God’ – Rights Advocacy Project
The ICJ Victoria endorses this report by Liberty Victoria’s Rights Advocacy Project. Read ‘Playing God’ Here
Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on Indigenous Incarceration Rates
Click Here to Read Submission The ICJ Victoria have written a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Inquiry into Indigenous Incarceration Rates. The submission covers a range of areas, including international human rights frameworks, Australian case law, access to justice, the functions of the Koori Court, as well as touching on the policies and […]
Submission to the IBAC Committee on Police Accountability
In August 2017, the IBAC Committee sought submissions regarding police accountability in Victoria. In response, the ICJ Victoria have written a submission which criticises the lack of external oversight and investigation of police. Specifically, it is submitted that Victoria adopt a model of police accountability which incorporates key principles of international law. Read the ICJ […]
Welcome Breakfast for 2017 ICJ Bar Reader
ICJ Victoria are pleased to host a Welcome Breakfast for the 2017 ICJ Bar Reader, Mable Leong Mui Pun. Read more about Mable here Join us for breakfast to welcome Mable to Melbourne! Details 8am, Wednesday 30 August 2017 Essoign Club Level One, Owen Dixon Chambers East 205 William Street, Melbourne A light breakfast will […]