Calls for greater transparency for the Victorian legal system have been issued after it was revealed a聽16-year-old Aboriginal boy was locked in聽solitary confinement for almost four months in an adult prison.
Following an escape attempt from Parkville Youth Justice Precinct in July, the boy was transferred to Port Phillip Prison. He was held in a cell for 22 hours a day, and allowed only two hours in the exercise yard while handcuffed.
The treatment is in breach of the Victorian Human Rights Charter.
Anneliese Weinhandl
Activistrights.org.au was developed by the Fitzroy Legal Service as a resource for activists.
Ela Orgu, the Community Development Officer at Fitzroy Legal Service said the 鈥渨ebsite aims to provide legal information for activists. It provides legal context, lots of legal information and also places to go to for support depending on what is happening and a range of case studies as well.
鈥淎ctivism is crucial in society. It鈥檚 an important way to keep leaders and systems and organisations in check.
The Coalition against Israeli Apartheid and Jews Against the Occupation hosted the Melbourne launch of Beyond Tribal Loyalties: Personal Stories of Jewish Peace Activists on June 9.
Two Jewish activists and a Palestinian spoke out against Zionism at the launch. All speakers stressed that 鈥渟peaking out against the actions of Israel is not anti-Semitic鈥, highlighting the often blurred line between Jewish identity and Zionism.