Advocacy, organised.
67 campaigns across 14 issue areas. Filter by status or topic. Each entry is a playbook other organisers can borrow from.
- 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 - QLD· 2019active
Youth Justice Coalition QLD - Voices for Change
Counter punitive QLD youth justice rhetoric. Advocate for therapeutic alternatives, raise the age, end watch house detention of children.
Led by Youth Advocacy Centre, Sisters Inside, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service QLD
advocacyalternativesyouth-justice - South Australia, Australia· 2019active
SA Guardian for Children Youth Justice Advocacy
Independent oversight of Kurlana Tapa; reduce Aboriginal over-representation
Led by Guardian for Children and Young People SA, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement
aboriginaloversightsouth-australia - Australia (National)· 2018active
SmartJustice for Young People
Promote evidence-based youth justice responses. Campaign against punitive approaches that increase reoffending.
Led by Jesuit Social Services, Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
early-interventionevidence-basedyouth-justice - 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 - 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 - Australia (National)· 2018active
OPCAT Implementation Campaign
["Full implementation of Optional Protocol to Convention Against Torture","Establish National Preventive Mechanism with adequate funding","Independent inspection of all places of detention including youth facilities"]
Led by ["Australian Human Rights Commission","Amnesty International Australia","NATSILS"]
international-lawopcatoversight - Australia (National)· 2018active
FASD and Justice Campaign
Mandatory FASD screening in youth justice; fitness to stand trial reforms; diversion
Led by NOFASD Australia, Telethon Kids Institute
disabilityfasdscreening - Australia (National)· 2018active
Intensive Bail Support Programs
Fund and expand intensive bail support as alternative to remand for children
Led by Jesuit Social Services, VALS, Youth Off The Streets
alternativesbail-supportremand - Australia (National)· 2018active
First Nations-Led Justice Data Sovereignty
Indigenous control over justice data collection, access, and use
Led by Maiam nayri Wingara, Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT
data-sovereigntygovernanceindigenous - 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 - Northern Territory, Australia· 2017active
Close Don Dale Now
["Close Don Dale Youth Detention Centre","Replace with community-based therapeutic alternatives","Implement all Royal Commission recommendations"]
Led by ["North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency","Australian Lawyers for Human Rights"]
don-dalentroyal-commission - Australia (National)· 2017active
National Preventive Mechanism Implementation
Full OPCAT implementation with independent detention monitoring in every state
Led by Australian Human Rights Commission, OPCAT Network Australia
detention-monitoringhuman-rightsopcat - Australia - NSW· 2017active
Deadly Connections - Aboriginal Community Justice Group
Aboriginal community-controlled organisation providing culturally safe support to Aboriginal people in contact with the justice system in Western Sydney.
Led by Deadly Connections
community-controlledindigenous-rightsjustice-support - Australia - NT· 2016active
Close Don Dale Campaign
Close Don Dale Youth Detention Centre and replace with community-based therapeutic alternatives following Royal Commission.
Led by Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT, Human Rights Law Centre, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
detention-conditionsindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - 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 - Australia (National)· 2016active
Raise the Age National Campaign
Raise minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 nationally, in line with UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendations.
Led by National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Change the Record, Amnesty International, UNICEF Australia, Law Council of Australia, Australian Medical Association
age-of-responsibilityindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - Australia (National)· 2015active
Change the Record Coalition
Reduce Indigenous incarceration and violence through justice targets, policy reform, and community-led solutions.
Led by Change the Record (coalition of 20+ Aboriginal, legal, health orgs)
closing-the-gapcommunity-ledindigenous-rightsyouth-justice - 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