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Ahead of the presidential summit which is set to take place in Tehran on Friday 7 September between Russia, Turkey and Iran to discuss the conflict in Syria, Samah Hadid, Amnesty International’s Middle East Director of Campaigns, said: “The lives of millions of people in Idlib are now in the hands of Russia, Turkey and …
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL | DIGITAL RIGHTS WATCH | GETUP! | HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CENTRE | AUSTRALIAN PRIVACY FOUNDATION | ELECTRONIC FRONTIERS AUSTRALIA | NATIONAL JUSTICE PROJECT The government’s failure to approve a visa in time for human rights defender Chelsea Manning to enter Australia for a series of speaking events has been strongly condemned by a coalition of human rights organisations. Amnesty …
Responding to the news that a sentence of six strokes of caning has been carried out in a courtroom against two women in Terengganu state – reportedly witnessed by family members and government officials – after they were convicted of attempting to have consensual same-sex sexual relations with each other, Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Amnesty International’s Malaysia …
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Responding to the news that Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of breaching Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act, Tirana Hassan, Amnesty International’s Director of Crisis Response, said: “Today’s appalling verdict has condemned two innocent men to years behind bars. Wa Lone and …
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The escalating health crisis for refugee children on Nauru and the Australian Government’s shameful refugee policy must be at the top of the agenda when regional heads of government meet at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) next week, said Amnesty International, in an open letter co-signed by a coalition of 84 influential civil society organisations. …
The Australian Government is considering denying US activist Chelsea Manning a visa to enter Australia for a speaking tour. Chelsea Manning served seven years in prison, including 11 months in cruel and inhumane conditions, after releasing information pointing to potential human rights violations and crimes by US forces. An outspoken LGBTQI rights advocate, Chelsea Manning is scheduled …
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Amnesty International has concerns about Australia’s military exports to Saudi Arabia Responding to a scathing report published by the United Nations Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen (GEE) which concludes that all parties to the conflict may be guilty of war crimes, Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty International’s Middle East research director, said: “The GEE, in its …
The Gunner Government must be the first in Australia to end the injustice of children as young as 10 being held back in life by a criminal record, said Amnesty International in Darwin today. The Northern Territory Government, like all in Australia, is harming children at a crucial time in their development, by criminalising them …
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A blistering report released by the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) today brought yet more damning evidence of the Myanmar security forces’ atrocity crimes against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in northern Myanmar, Amnesty International said. The FFM – a body of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council – …
In response to the news that Australia has new a Prime Minister, with Scott Morrison this afternoon taking over the leadership role from Malcolm Turnbull, Claire Mallinson, National Director of Amnesty International Australia said: “Australians expect to see our government deliver equality and justice for all. The revolving door of leadership has once again seen …