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‘Degrading’ prison strip-searches rarely find anything and should be banned, advocates say

Human Rights Law Centre analysis finds more than 15,000 strip-searches are conducted on average each month, but just 0.58% result in contraband being found

The Guardian - AU · Mar 2

Australia’s federal whistleblowing laws have not protected anyone since inception, analysis shows

Human Rights Law Centre says there has ‘not been a single successful case’ brought by a whistleblower under federal laws designed to protect those who speak out

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023

Whistleblowing laws are fundamentally flawed, former judge Tony Fitzgerald says

Anti-corruption champion says ‘essential objective’ of whistleblowing laws to prevent reprisals and injustice is ‘not yet being fully achieved’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

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‘Barbaric’ practices still used in Victorian prisons, human rights advocates say

Andrews government urged to establish independent watchdog to comply with anti-torture obligations ratified by Australia in 2017

The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2022

Extensive reforms needed to curb corporate power in Australian politics, human rights group says

New report from Human Rights Law Centre says fossil fuel, gambling and tobacco industries are distorting Australia’s democracy

The Guardian - AU · Jan 27, 2022

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