Announcement
ACHRC expands work on cybercrime and drugs
Two new standing programmes address cybersecurity and online crime awareness, and drugs and substance awareness — with the same documentation discipline and the same public limits.
Public harm does not stay inside the categories an organisation finds convenient. Over the past years our desks have heard more accounts that begin with a phishing call, a coerced digital payment, or a young person pulled into a narcotics distribution chain — matters that sit beside, not apart from, the human-rights and anti-corruption work ACHRC was registered to pursue.
From today, two standing programmes are published on this site:
- Cybersecurity & Online Crime Awareness — practical literacy on cyber fraud, online harassment, evidence preservation, and reporting through the national portals and helpline 1930.
- Drugs & Substance Awareness — community education on trafficking risks, addiction pathways, and lawful help routes, without stigma and without pretending we are a clinic or a police station.
Both programmes share the Council’s existing rules: document before advising, state the limits first, and refer to the statutory authority that actually holds the mandate. ACHRC is not a government body, cannot compel any authority, and does not investigate offences.
If you need guidance, use the grievance desk, legal aid guidance, or the resources directory for emergency and statutory helplines. If you can give time, volunteer — documentation, translation, and outreach for these streams are open.