Hot off the press – 50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia by Lucy Geddes and Hamish McLachlan is out now! As per Jen Robinson - it will be “an essential resource for all interested in how we can advance human rights through law in Australia”. federationpress.com.au/product/50-hum…

Congratulations to PIAC's Lucy Geddes on the launch of a new book co-authored with Hamish McLachlan Have a read to learn how significant and influential human rights cases have shaped Australia.

🧵People are now being re-detained despite the Court finding in Dec 22 their visas had been cancelled unlawfully. They had just been reunited with family incl after years without hope in detention. The letters suggest they consider leaving Aus. ASRC theguardian.com/australia-news…

1/3 UN inspectors to prevent torture have officially terminated an Australian visit for lack of cooperation. Rwanda is the only other country to refuse to allow these inspectors to do their job. It's shameful that we refuse oversight of human rights in places of detention.

A big turn out for tonight’s Sydney launch of ‘50 Human Rights Cases That Changed Australia’, by Lucy Geddes and Hamish McLachlan, with a panel including GetUp!’s Larissa Baldwin-Roberts and Emeritus Professor Andrea Durbach.

Fantastic launch last night of the new book '50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia' Lucy Geddes and @hamish_mcl. So proud to have published this one.

Medical professionals have written an open letter to Australian Parliament calling for the immediate evacuation of those detained in Nauru & PNG. Experts agree that offshore & onshore #immigrationdetention causes harm: we need to end mandatory detention docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

PIAC is proud to stand with nearly 150 social justice and civil society organisations in the Allies for Uluru Coalition, in support of the Yes campaign for a Voice to Parliament. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Tonight! Hear our authors Lucy Geddes and Hamish McLachlan talk all things human rights with Indira Naidoo @dearindira at 9pm on Evenings ABC Sydney 702.

Looking forward to chatting to @dearindira with Hamish McLachlan tonight about our book on ABC Sydney! We’re going to be talking about our favourite Australian human rights cases & whether Australia needs a federal bill of rights (surprise surprise, yes we do). Tune in at 9pm!

Very excited to return to my home town of Griffith to speak at tomorrow’s #IWD breakfast with my superstar sister Hilary Geddes!! What a thrill! We were both country kids with big dreams and so it’s a real honour to be invited back to share our stories

Lucy Geddes will be chatting to 2SER 107.3 Breakfast tomorrow about her first book with @hamish_mcl ‘50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia’. Tune in from 7.45 a.m. on 2SER 107.3 federationpress.com.au/product/50-hum… 50 Human Rights Cases that Changed Australia is out now from The Federation Press

PIAC's Lucy Geddes was up early today to tell 2SER 107.3 about her new co-authored book, why we need a collection of Australian #humanrights cases and what will come next in human rights caselaw. 2ser.com/50-human-right…

It was so brilliant to speak at the Griffith (my hometown!) #IWD breakfast yesterday with my sister Hilary Geddes- we spoke about the power of #publiceducation & how growing up in an amazing regional community provided us with immeasurable support & courage to pursue our dreams!

We’re pleased to share that Jonathan Hall Spence is now co-leading our Strategic Litigation team as a Principal Solicitor. Jonathan has been with PIAC since 2020 and will work alongside Michelle Cohen and our talented team of strategic lawyers to challenge laws that create injustice.

Australia's migration health requirements are unjust & reinforce the stigma & discrimination that people with disabilities already face. We've joined 100+ voices calling for urgent reform bit.ly/3FEJWOL #WelcomingDisability Down Syndrome Aus Aus Law Human Rights #auslaw

This report reveals what we already know: Australia's immigration detention regime is not a safe place - for children or for adults. We continue to advocate for improving healthcare in immigration detention and an end to cruel mandatory detention. theguardian.com/world/2023/mar…