About
Injustice

Our Goals

We believe injustice is a terrible outcome and in a civilised society, there is a duty to do everything possible to ensure it is avoided in the first place, and remedied when it does occur. Injustice, the organisation, was created to provide a platform to:

Highlight and provide educational material about injustices occurring to individuals through government and/or legal system action or omission in Australia and internationally.
Identification of miscarriage of justice cases that have occurred and promote solutions.
Provide historical context to miscarriage of justice cases.
Provide articles about laws and legal limitations.
Provide a data source on legal cases and legal articles on miscarriage of justice cases.
Promotion of fundamental legal rights.

Our Basic Principles

Our basic principles are found in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which contains a number of the elements necessary for a fair trial

Equality Before the Court

All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The Press and the public may be excluded from all or part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order (ordre public) or national security in a democratic society, or when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgement rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.

Presumption of Innocence

Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall have the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.

Guarantees of Equality

In the determination of any criminal charge against him, everyone shall be entitled to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:

To be informed promptly and in detail in a language which he understands of the nature and cause of the charge against him;
To have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of his defence and to communicate with counsel of his own choosing;
To be tried without undue delay;
To be tried in his presence, and to defend himself in person or through legal assistance of his own choosing; to be informed, if he does not have legal assistance, of this right; and to have legal assistance assigned to him, in any case where the interests of justice so require, and without payment by him in any such case if he does not have sufficient means to pay for it;
To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him;
To have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in court;
Not to be compelled to testify against himself or to confess guilt.

When Considering Juveniles The Desirability of Rehabilitation Is Important

In the case of juvenile persons, the procedure shall be such as will take account of their age and the desirability of promoting their rehabilitation.

Everyone Has the Right of Review in a Higher Tribunal

Everyone convicted of a crime shall have the right to his conviction and sentence being reviewed by a higher tribunal according to law.

Compensation for Miscarriage

When a person has by a final decision been convicted of a criminal offence and when subsequently his conviction has been reversed or he has been pardoned on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the person who has suffered punishment as a result of such conviction shall be compensated according to law, unless it is proved that the non-disclosure of the unknown fact in time is wholly or partly attributable to him.

Retrial Following Acquittal is Not Permitted

No one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence for which he has already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country.

What We Don't Do

We Don't Represent a Political View

The website does not include information that is designed to promote political parties, ideological agendas, or religious organisations.

We Don't Accept Contributions to Manipulate, Disparage, Invade Privacy or Promote Rumour

Contributions designed to manipulate people to accepted racist ideology, gender bias or other inequality between people will not be accepted. No contributions will be accepted that promote disparaging comments about individuals; invade personal privacy; that are based on rumour or conspiracy theories.

We Don't Accept Contributions Unsupported by Evidence

Commentary and opinions that are not supported by primary and reliable secondary sources will as far as reasonably possible not be accepted for inclusion on the website.