Government forges ahead in pursuit to erode human rights in Victorian Prisons.
Yesterday the Victorian Government passed a Bill in the Lower House which strips away one of the most basic human rights for people in Victorian prisons. The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service strongly opposes this legislation which will allow Corrections Victoria to deny people access to fresh air based on the vague and open-ended excuse of […]
VALS launches Open Letter: Government must stop the legal loophole putting Aboriginal lives at risk.
Today, the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) along with the Aboriginal Justice Caucus, Koorie Youth Council, Federation of Community Legal Centres, Human Rights Law Centre and Youthlaw, have launched an Open Letter to the Victorian Government urgently calling on them to end the cruel and inhumane transfers and treatment of people detained in police custody […]
Victoria Police are failing their duty of care to Aboriginal people in their custody.
On Thursday 19thth February, the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) sought an emergency injunction on behalf of our client Nathan, a proud Gunaikurnai man, who was experiencing abhorrent conditions and treatment in police cells, which led to significant concern for his welfare. The emergency injunction sought an urgent transfer for Nathan to be moved from […]