Advocacy, organised.
20 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- Malaysia· 2024active
End Child Immigration Detention in Malaysia Campaign
Malaysia detains over 1000 children in immigration detention. GDP and partners urging UN CRC Committee to demand end to child detention.
Led by Various advocacy orgs
asylumchild-protectionimmigration-detentionrefugee - Australia· 2023active
Refugees Off PNG & Nauru - ARAN
Relocate remaining refugees from PNG/Nauru to safety in Australia or third countries
Led by Australian Refugee Action Network (ARAN) & partners
asylumoffshore-detentionrefugeeresettlement - Western Australia, Australia· 2022active
WA Children in Adult Prisons Campaign
End practice of housing children at Unit 18 Casuarina adult prison
Led by Aboriginal Legal Service WA, Human Rights Watch
adult-prisonschildrenwestern-australia - United Kingdom· 2021active
Together With Refugees (Orange Heart)
Oppose Rwanda removals; build a fair, compassionate asylum system
Led by UK-wide coalition incl. Refugee Council, Asylum Matters, British Red Cross members
asylumpublic-opinionrefugeethird-country-transfers - Australia (National)· 2020active
Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Watch
["Independent investigation of all Aboriginal deaths in custody","Implementation of all 339 RCIADIC recommendations (only 64% fully implemented after 30+ years)","National justice target in Closing the Gap"]
Led by ["National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Legal Services","ANTaR","Change the Record"]
accountabilitydeaths-in-custodyrciadic - Australia (National)· 2020active
Justice Reinvestment Network Australia
Build national network of justice reinvestment sites. Scale Maranguka model. Create national evidence base for community-controlled alternatives.
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Australian Red Cross, various Aboriginal organisations
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentnational-network - Canada· 2020active
End Immigration Detention / #WelcomeToCanada
End use of provincial jails for immigration detention; broader detention reform
Led by Amnesty International Canada & Human Rights Watch with allies
asylumdetention-conditionsjail-userefugee - Australia (National)· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment Network Australia
["Scale Maranguka model nationally","Redirect 20% of detention spending to community programs","Aboriginal community control of justice funding"]
Led by ["Just Reinvest NSW","ANTaR","Maranguka"]
funding-reformjustice-reinvestmentnational - United States· 2019active
#WelcomeWithDignity
Restore access to asylum; oppose restrictive 'asylum ban' rules; build humane reception
Led by Coalition of national & local NGOs (WRC, NIJC, NILC, etc.)
asylumasylum-accessborder-restrictionsrefugee - Australia· 2019active
#GameOver
End indefinite offshore detention; secure resettlement incl. NZ deal; permanent safety for people held offshore/APODs
Led by Amnesty International Australia with Craig Foster; sports & arts allies
asylumoffshore-detentionrefugeeresettlement - Australia - NSW· 2019active
Justice Reinvestment - Mt Druitt
Apply justice reinvestment principles in Mt Druitt/Western Sydney. Redirect spending from youth incarceration to community programs.
Led by Western Sydney University, Marist180, local Aboriginal orgs
community-ledjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2018active
National Custody Notification Service Expansion
Expand the NSW Custody Notification Service model (zero deaths in police cells) to all jurisdictions nationally.
Led by NATSILS, Aboriginal Legal Services, Change the Record
custody-notificationdeaths-in-custodyindigenous-rights - United Kingdom· 2018active
Lift the Ban (Right to Work)
Right to work for asylum seekers after 6 months; remove job list limits
Led by Refugee Action-led coalition (300+ orgs)
asylumintegrationrefugeework-rights - United States· 2018active
Families Belong Together
End family separation and detention; reunify families; humane asylum policies
Led by National Domestic Workers Alliance with broad coalition
asylumchildrendetention-conditionsfamily-separationrefugee - Canada· 2017active
Withdraw from Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA)
End or suspend STCA with the U.S.; ensure access to asylum at the border
Led by Canadian Council for Refugees & Amnesty International Canada
asylumasylum-accessrefugeethird-country-transfers - New South Wales, Australia· 2016active
NSW Justice Reinvestment Expansion
Scale Bourke justice reinvestment model to 10 NSW communities
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Maranguka
communityjustice-reinvestmentnew-south-wales - Pan-European / Global· 2015active
#RefugeesWelcome / UNHCR #WithRefugees
Welcome refugees; expand safe routes; solidarity actions amid 2015-present displacement
Led by Grassroots networks; UNHCR; NGOs
asylumpublic-opinionrefugeesafe-routessolidarity - Australia - NSW· 2013active
Justice Reinvestment - Bourke (Maranguka)
Redirect justice spending from incarceration to community-led programs in Bourke, NSW. Aboriginal community-controlled model.
Led by Just Reinvest NSW, Maranguka Community Hub
community-ledindigenous-rightsjustice-reinvestmentyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 1991active
Decriminalise Public Drunkenness
Decriminalise public intoxication nationally — #1 recommendation of Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991). Still criminalised in QLD, WA, NT.
Led by Aboriginal Legal Services, Public Health Association, civil liberties groups
deaths-in-custodydecriminalisationindigenous-rights - Australia· 2016–2018concluded
#KidsOffNauru
Evacuate all children and families from Nauru offshore detention; end offshore detention for children
Led by Broad civil society incl. World Vision Australia; ARAN; media coalition
asylumchildrenoffshore-detentionrefugee