AWARDS
Our talented and passionate team have been recognised by the following institutions for their access to justice work
2017 - Macquarie David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship and a scholarship to Harvard Business School
2018 - Fellowship to attend the American Express Leadership Academy
2020 - UBS/CUHK NGO Leadership Programme Scholarship
IN THE MEDIA
In 2019 Equal Justice legal case officer, Rachel Tam, spoke at TedX CUHK to share her experience and passion for her work and the clients she helps.
Submissions
During Equal Justice’s formative years within PathFinders, our research and influence programme made multiple submissions to the United Nations, HKSAR Government and LegCo on a wide range of issues affecting migrant children and their mothers in Hong Kong. Topics covered include child protection, employment rights, trafficking, immigration and identity, and children’s and women’s rights.
PAPERS
Hong Kong: Children’s Right to Asylum. Kay McArdle and Vivian Cheung. the Xth World Congress of the International Association of Constitutional Law. Seoul, Korea. 18th to 22nd June 2018. Theme: Violent Conflicts, Peace-building and Constitutional Law
Chapters
The Equal Justice team have contributed chapters to two academic publications:
Supporting Access to Justice for Pregnant Migrant Women and their Children in Hong Kong. Kay McArdle Gender, Violence and The State in Asia.
Edited by Amy Barrow and Joy L Chia. Published by Routledge. 2016. ISBN: 978-1-138-10172-2, 978-1-315-65673-1
Improving Access to Justice for Children Born to Migrant Workers in Hong Kong. Luna Chan and Jenny McAlpine Reforming Hong Kong’s Child and Family Justice System: Integrating Legal, Comparative and Multidisciplinary Approaches.
Edited by Anne Scully-Hill, Sala Sihombing and Kathryn Lynch. The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2016. ISBN: 978-962-996825-0