Submissions
The National Network provides submissions to government departments, politicians, parliament sitting and Judges. We also engage in consulatin processes when possible.
Letter to UN Committee on Arbitary Detention
We write to you with urgency and deep concern about the arbitrary detention practices in Australia’s Northern Territory, specifically in Maparntwe (Alice Springs), where the treatment of individuals in custody is in stark violation of international human rights standards, including the Bangkok Rules and Nelson Mandela Rules. Read More
Justice responses to Sexual Violence inquiry
The National Network fully support and endorse Sisters Inside submission that the ALRC must consider… Read More
Letter to Committee against Torture
We write to express our deep concern regarding the ongoing human rights violations in Australia’s Northern Territory, particularly in Maparntwe (Alice Springs) and Darwin. These issues demand your urgent attention, especially in light of the suspension of your recent visit to Australia due to non-cooperation by the Australian Government. Read More
Closing the Gap
The National Network believes that the Closing the Gap program does very little to stop the harm and violence against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander criminalised community. Read More
Letter to Australian Rep CEDAW
We are writing to you as representatives of the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, an organisation dedicated to advocating for the rights and dignity of criminalised and incarcerated women, particularly Aboriginal women and girls in Australia. We wish to raise our significant concerns regarding Australia’s non compliance with its obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and related international human rights standards. Read More
TWES Consultation
The National Network argues that all services should be designed, managed and wherepossible delivered by criminalised people. Agencies, including governments, are quick tostate that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the most incarcerated group ofpeople on this Earth, so we would suggest that it would not be hard for DEWR to findAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander criminalised people to design, manage and deliver services in this area.. Read More