NT paperless arrest laws

WGAR News: Petition against Northern Territory's paperless arrest laws reaches 12,000 signatures, to be delivered to Attorney-General: Avani Dias, ABC News

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 22/09/2015 - 3:47pm

Newsletter date: 23 September 2015; last updated 6:50pm AEST, 22 September 2015

Contents:

* Take Action Online: Amnesty International Australia: Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives

* News Analysis: Avani Dias, ABC News: Petition against Northern Territory's paperless arrest laws reaches 12,000 signatures, to be delivered to Attorney-General

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
Take Action Online - Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives
NAAJA to challenge 'paperless arrest' laws in High Court
NT paperless arrest laws
Avani Dias - ABC News
Petition against Northern Territory's paperless arrest laws reaches 12000 signatures; to be delivered to Attorney-General
1 in 6 jail rate and 1 in 3 suicide rate are tools of the oppressor - institutionalised racism
The makeup of Australia's parliaments is racist
Gerry Georgatos - a suicide prevention researcher with various national and other projects
Gerry Georgatos - a community consultant - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention Evaluation Project (ATSISPEP)
Gerry Georgatos - The Stringer
Gerry Georgatos
Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
WGAR Background to Suicide and Self-harm in First Nations Communities
Aboriginal imprisonment
Aboriginal deaths in custody
Justice Reinvestment; Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody

WGAR News: NAAJA to challenge 'paperless arrest' laws in High Court: Minelle Creed, Living Black interview with Jonathon Hunyor on SBS Radio

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Wed, 26/08/2015 - 11:23am

Newsletter date: 26 August 2015

Contents:

* Take Action Online: Amnesty International Australia: Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives

* Audio: Ninah Kopel, The Wire: Paperless arrest laws to be challenged in High Court [featuring Julian Cleary, Indigenous Campaigner, Amnesty International & Thalia Anthony, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UTS]

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
NT paperless arrest laws
Ninah Kopel - The Wire
Julian Cleary - Indigenous Campaigner - Amnesty International - The Wire
Thalia Anthony - Senior Lecturer Faculty of Law UTS - The Wire
Paperless arrest laws to be challenged in High Court
Jonathan Hunyor - principal legal officer - NAAJA - SBS Living Black Radio
Minelle Creed - SBS Living Black Radio
NAAJA to challenge 'paperless arrest' laws in High Court
Take Action Online - Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia - Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives
Take Action Online - Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives
Cuts to Legal Aid in NT worry for Aboriginal people in remote communities
Tammy Solenec - Amnesty's Indigenous peoples rights manager
Michelle Lovegrove - SBS Living Black Radio
Kirstyn Lindsay - SBS Living Black Radio
Amnesty International - ATSI kids 24 times more likely to be imprisoned

WGAR News: NT paperless arrest laws could see more deaths in custody: CAAMA Radio interview with Jonathan Hunyor, NAAJA (North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency)

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Tue, 25/08/2015 - 8:32am

Newsletter date: 25 August 2015

Contents:

* Take Action Online: Amnesty International Australia: Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives

* Audio Interview: CAAMA Radio: NT paperless arrest laws could see more deaths in custody. [featuring Jonathan Hunyor, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency]

* Homepage of North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA): http://www.naaja.org.au/

Geography: 
Australia
Northern Territory
Keywords: 
Aboriginal imprisonment
Aboriginal deaths in custody
NT paperless arrest laws
Jonathan Hunyor - principal legal officer - NAAJA - CAAMA News
NT paperless arrest laws could see more deaths in custody
Jane Bardon - ABC News
NT Coroner recommends paperless arrest law repeal to prevent more deaths
Helen Davidson - a reporter for Guardian Australia based in Darwin
Northern Territory government resists call to ditch paperless arrest laws
Take Action Online - Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia - Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives
Take Action Online - Stop NT's paperless arrest laws from claiming more lives
Amnesty International Australia - Indigenous Peoples' Rights
WGAR Background - Justice Reinvestment Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody
Justice Reinvestment Aboriginal imprisonment and Aboriginal deaths in custody