RLC eBulletin: August 2019

Date published

31 August 2019

RLC's August e-Bulletin outlines findings of a new strip search report from UNSW Law, information and resources to support people who may have been unlawfully strip-searched, and a provides a round-up of current media debate.

Topics covered include:

UNSW Report: Rethinking Strip Searches by NSW Police
Strip searches are causing harm
Humiliating strip searches are illegal, yet even police are confused by the law
The LEPRA Act
What to do if you are strip searched?

And more...

Read August 2019 e-Bulletin

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RLC eBulletin: August 2019

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