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The Australian Human Rights Commission will today report on its inquiry into the treatment of people with disabilities in the criminal justice system. It finds that such people are not equally treated.
The report Equal before the law: Towards disability justice strategies is the culmination of extensive consultations held last year with victims, perpetrators, witnesses, disability advocates, policy makers and criminal justice workers.
For more information see http://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/stories/commission-calls-all-states-and-territories-introduce-disability-justice-strategy
For transcript please see: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/news/videos/equal-law-launch-highlights