Monique Hurley
@moniquehurley.bsky.social
Human rights lawyer. She/her. On stolen land.
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Vacro Board Member and @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social associate legal director @moniquehurley.bsky.social called on the government to urgently invest in support services over political point-scoring “in an alarming race to the bottom”.
‘Shame on the premier’: Plan for children to face life sentences draws wave of condemnation
Premier Jacinta Allan revealed the complex legislation was still being drafted, with a bill to be introduced to parliament by the end of this year.
www.theage.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Vacro Board Member and @humanrightshrlc.bsky.social associate legal director @moniquehurley.bsky.social called on the government to urgently invest in support services over political point-scoring “in an alarming race to the bottom”.
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"Most of the cost of that phone call is paying a telco to do monitoring and surveillance...we don't think that's a cost that should be passed onto families."
Vacro CEO Marius Smith updates ABC Radio National's Life Matters on our phone calls campaign:
Vacro CEO Marius Smith updates ABC Radio National's Life Matters on our phone calls campaign:
Phone calls from prison are expensive. Should they be free? - ABC listen
For most people, calling a loved one is part of daily life. But in prison, the high cost of phone calls can cut people off from vital family support. Research shows that those who stay connected with…
www.abc.net.au
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Most of the cost of that phone call is paying a telco to do monitoring and surveillance...we don't think that's a cost that should be passed onto families."
Vacro CEO Marius Smith updates ABC Radio National's Life Matters on our phone calls campaign:
Vacro CEO Marius Smith updates ABC Radio National's Life Matters on our phone calls campaign:
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In the absence of international action, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza.
Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.
Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.
Flotillas Highlight Urgency to Lift Israel’s Blockade of Gaza
In the absence of international action to stop the Israeli government from continuing its grave crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at br...
www.hrw.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In the absence of international action, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at breaking Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza.
Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.
Governments should protect flotilla participants and press Israel to end its unlawful blockade of Gaza.
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“There can be no true justice and accountability while police are permitted to investigate the actions of their colleagues in relation to complaints and deaths in police custody.”
Maggie Munn and Monique Hurley on the aftermath of the Kumanjayi Walker inquest.
Maggie Munn and Monique Hurley on the aftermath of the Kumanjayi Walker inquest.
Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest must signal a turning point for ending the status quo of police investigating police - Overland literary journal
The path forward is clear and this moment must be a reckoning for holding police to account. Governments must end the status quo of the police investigating themselves and dodging accountability for t...
overland.org.au
July 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“There can be no true justice and accountability while police are permitted to investigate the actions of their colleagues in relation to complaints and deaths in police custody.”
Maggie Munn and Monique Hurley on the aftermath of the Kumanjayi Walker inquest.
Maggie Munn and Monique Hurley on the aftermath of the Kumanjayi Walker inquest.
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Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says
Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says
Yoorrook Justice Commission splits on final report but makes 100 recommendations aimed at healing and reconciliation
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Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry has labelled the injustices experienced by First Nations people in Victoria a “genocide” and urged the state government to provide redress for injustices from “colonial invasion”.
The Yoorrook Justice Commission’s final report was tabled in the Victorian parliament on Tuesday, and made 100 recommendations aimed at truth telling, healing and reconciliation. The recommendations relate to a range of institutions including health, education, the justice and child protection system. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Victoria’s Indigenous people experienced ‘genocide’, truth-telling inquiry says
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MEDIA RELEASE: Despite Government claims, Australia still exporting lethal arms to Israel
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MEDIA RELEASE: Despite Government claims, Australia still exporting lethal arms to Israel
The Australian Centre for International Justice (ACIJ) responds to the ABC’s exclusive report revealing the export of a remote weapon system developed by a Canberra-based defence company to Israel des...
acij.org.au
April 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
MEDIA RELEASE: Despite Government claims, Australia still exporting lethal arms to Israel
acij.org.au/despite-gove...
acij.org.au/despite-gove...
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Australia’s support for Israel’s ongoing illegal occupation and blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza must end.
Read our full statement with @theacij.bsky.social: hrlc.org.au/news/statement-blockade-of-humanitarian-aid-gaza
Read our full statement with @theacij.bsky.social: hrlc.org.au/news/statement-blockade-of-humanitarian-aid-gaza
May 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Australia’s support for Israel’s ongoing illegal occupation and blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza must end.
Read our full statement with @theacij.bsky.social: hrlc.org.au/news/statement-blockade-of-humanitarian-aid-gaza
Read our full statement with @theacij.bsky.social: hrlc.org.au/news/statement-blockade-of-humanitarian-aid-gaza
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Do you know someone who:
🟣Is a digital comms whizz & can do socials, email, website, & even a bit of video/graphic design?!
🟣Is passionate & knowledgeable about justice system reform?!
🟣Wants flexible p/t hours at an NFP that walks the talk & truly supports wellbeing?!
Send them to me please! ⤵️
🟣Is a digital comms whizz & can do socials, email, website, & even a bit of video/graphic design?!
🟣Is passionate & knowledgeable about justice system reform?!
🟣Wants flexible p/t hours at an NFP that walks the talk & truly supports wellbeing?!
Send them to me please! ⤵️
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April 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Do you know someone who:
🟣Is a digital comms whizz & can do socials, email, website, & even a bit of video/graphic design?!
🟣Is passionate & knowledgeable about justice system reform?!
🟣Wants flexible p/t hours at an NFP that walks the talk & truly supports wellbeing?!
Send them to me please! ⤵️
🟣Is a digital comms whizz & can do socials, email, website, & even a bit of video/graphic design?!
🟣Is passionate & knowledgeable about justice system reform?!
🟣Wants flexible p/t hours at an NFP that walks the talk & truly supports wellbeing?!
Send them to me please! ⤵️
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UN urged to rule on Australia's 'racist' youth crime laws: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/un-urged-to-rule-on-australias-youth-crime-laws/105116196
UN urged to rule on Australia's 'racist' youth crime laws
Human rights lawyers and Aboriginal leaders lodge a complaint urging the United Nations to address Australia's "discriminatory" and "punitive" youth justice policies.
www.abc.net.au
March 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
UN urged to rule on Australia's 'racist' youth crime laws: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-01/un-urged-to-rule-on-australias-youth-crime-laws/105116196
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Media Release: Urgent complaint made to the UN about Aboriginal children's incarceration
Australia’s punitive laws are fuelling a mass incarceration crisis and violating the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/reports-news...
Australia’s punitive laws are fuelling a mass incarceration crisis and violating the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/reports-news...
March 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Media Release: Urgent complaint made to the UN about Aboriginal children's incarceration
Australia’s punitive laws are fuelling a mass incarceration crisis and violating the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/reports-news...
Australia’s punitive laws are fuelling a mass incarceration crisis and violating the human rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/reports-news...
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Bail saves lives, but the Allan Government is introducing dangerous and discriminatory bail laws.
We stand with VALS and 93 Aboriginal, human rights, community and legal organisations in calling on the Allan Government to instead implement #PoccumsLaw.
www.vals.org.au/granting-bai...
We stand with VALS and 93 Aboriginal, human rights, community and legal organisations in calling on the Allan Government to instead implement #PoccumsLaw.
www.vals.org.au/granting-bai...
March 17, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Bail saves lives, but the Allan Government is introducing dangerous and discriminatory bail laws.
We stand with VALS and 93 Aboriginal, human rights, community and legal organisations in calling on the Allan Government to instead implement #PoccumsLaw.
www.vals.org.au/granting-bai...
We stand with VALS and 93 Aboriginal, human rights, community and legal organisations in calling on the Allan Government to instead implement #PoccumsLaw.
www.vals.org.au/granting-bai...
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Media Release: Allan Government hands police excessive stop and search powers
In the same week as pushing through discriminatory bail laws, the Allan Government has handed Victoria Police almost unlimited stop and search powers.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/news/allan-g...
In the same week as pushing through discriminatory bail laws, the Allan Government has handed Victoria Police almost unlimited stop and search powers.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/news/allan-g...
Allan Government hands police excessive stop and search powers | Human Rights Law Centre
People could be stopped and searched at any time and for no reason for up to six months in designated areas of Victoria under expanded police search powers passed by the Allan Government today, says t...
www.hrlc.org.au
March 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Media Release: Allan Government hands police excessive stop and search powers
In the same week as pushing through discriminatory bail laws, the Allan Government has handed Victoria Police almost unlimited stop and search powers.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/news/allan-g...
In the same week as pushing through discriminatory bail laws, the Allan Government has handed Victoria Police almost unlimited stop and search powers.
Read more: www.hrlc.org.au/news/allan-g...
Imagine if – instead of spending $1.54 billion a year on prisons – the Victorian government built up the supports needed to help people avoid contact with the criminal legal system to begin with?
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
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Why is tabloid media writing Victoria's bail laws? - Right Now
The Victorian Premier's so-called 'Tough Bail Laws' is regressive reform that represents weak-willed politics, says Monique Hurley and Dr Emma Russell.
rightnow.org.au
March 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Imagine if – instead of spending $1.54 billion a year on prisons – the Victorian government built up the supports needed to help people avoid contact with the criminal legal system to begin with?
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
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@moniquehurley.bsky.social and I on the media-manufactured crime panic in Victoria and why Premier Allan's reactionary bail changes will make communities less safe #bailsaveslives #poccumslaw
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
Why is tabloid media writing Victoria's bail laws? - Right Now
The Victorian Premier's so-called 'Tough Bail Laws' is regressive reform that represents weak-willed politics, says Monique Hurley and Dr Emma Russell.
rightnow.org.au
March 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
@moniquehurley.bsky.social and I on the media-manufactured crime panic in Victoria and why Premier Allan's reactionary bail changes will make communities less safe #bailsaveslives #poccumslaw
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
rightnow.org.au/opinion/why-...
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"Governments spend money on the things that matter to them (building prisons), and drag their feet about the things that seemingly do not (preventing torture in prisons)."
Vacro board member @moniquehurley.bsky.social and Andreea Laschz in @overlandjournal.bsky.social:
Vacro board member @moniquehurley.bsky.social and Andreea Laschz in @overlandjournal.bsky.social:
Showing what really matters to us: on Australia’s continuing failure to honour the UN Convention Against Torture - Overland literary journal
So why have there been no — or only limited — moves to implement the bare minimum obligations pursuant to the OPCAT? The answer appears to be a lack of political will and a dangerous disregard for the...
overland.org.au
March 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
"Governments spend money on the things that matter to them (building prisons), and drag their feet about the things that seemingly do not (preventing torture in prisons)."
Vacro board member @moniquehurley.bsky.social and Andreea Laschz in @overlandjournal.bsky.social:
Vacro board member @moniquehurley.bsky.social and Andreea Laschz in @overlandjournal.bsky.social:
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"Governments spend money on the things that matter to them (building prisons), and drag their feet about the things that seemingly do not (preventing torture in prisons)."
Monique Hurley and Andreea Lachsz on Australia's resistance to adopting the OPCAT.
Monique Hurley and Andreea Lachsz on Australia's resistance to adopting the OPCAT.
Showing what really matters to us: on Australia’s continuing failure to honour the UN Convention Against Torture - Overland literary journal
So why have there been no — or only limited — moves to implement the bare minimum obligations pursuant to the OPCAT? The answer appears to be a lack of political will and a dangerous disregard for the...
overland.org.au
March 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"Governments spend money on the things that matter to them (building prisons), and drag their feet about the things that seemingly do not (preventing torture in prisons)."
Monique Hurley and Andreea Lachsz on Australia's resistance to adopting the OPCAT.
Monique Hurley and Andreea Lachsz on Australia's resistance to adopting the OPCAT.
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New from our Board Member @moniquehurley.bsky.social and Andreea Laschz in the Australian Journal of Human Rights: whether the use of solitary confinement in Australian prisons amounts to torture, and the risk that perpetrators act with impunity.
Perpetrators who turn the key: the risk of impunity for torture in Australian prisons
This article examines the relevant international human rights frameworks that apply to holding people to account for torture in places of detention, and explores the extent to which they are incorp...
doi.org
January 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM
New from our Board Member @moniquehurley.bsky.social and Andreea Laschz in the Australian Journal of Human Rights: whether the use of solitary confinement in Australian prisons amounts to torture, and the risk that perpetrators act with impunity.
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Universities should be protecting the rights of staff and students to speak about, and protest, international atrocities in Palestine, rather than burying their heads in the sand with vague notions of ‘civility’.
My piece in @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
www.smh.com.au/national/syd...
My piece in @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
www.smh.com.au/national/syd...
Sydney Uni’s ‘enforced civility’ is an assault on free speech – and likely unlawful
It could become one of the most restrictive campuses in the country for peaceful protest, intellectual freedom and critical debate.
www.smh.com.au
December 8, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Universities should be protecting the rights of staff and students to speak about, and protest, international atrocities in Palestine, rather than burying their heads in the sand with vague notions of ‘civility’.
My piece in @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
www.smh.com.au/national/syd...
My piece in @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
www.smh.com.au/national/syd...