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Monique Hurley

Monique Hurley is a human rights lawyer committed to working alongside people with lived experience of incarceration to hold governments to account for the mistreatment of people behind bars.

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Opinion

Prison lockdowns during Covid-19 and beyond

By Monique Hurley
First Nations Justice
Opinion

Why is tabloid media writing Victoria’s bail laws?

By Monique Hurley and Dr Emma Russell
Opinion

The case for free phone calls in prison

By Monique Hurley and Sarah Schwartz
Photograph by Neda Vanovac/AAP
Opinion

Abuse thrives behind youth prison walls

By Monique Hurley
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Opinion

Everyone deserves to be safe during a pandemic, including people in prison

By Monique Hurley
Opinion

Stripping children of dignity

By Monique Hurley

A Not-so-bright Future for Burma

By Monique Hurley
Opinion

Doctors beyond our borders – Is Australia turning a blind eye to human rights abuses in Burma?

By Monique Hurley
Opinion

The Cost of Voluntourism

By Monique Hurley

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The Cost of Voluntourism

By Monique Hurley
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