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In response to the detention of 30 individuals who were peacefully protesting in support of factory workers’ attempt to form their own trade union at Jasic Technology in Shenzhen, southern China, Patrick Poon, China Researcher at Amnesty International commented: “The detention of the workers and their supporters is deplorable. The workers’ demand to form a …
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Following the long-overdue admission over the weekend by the US-led coalition that flattened Raqqa in Syria to the civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June 2018 report, War of Annihilation, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “Australia must now follow the lead of its partners in the US-led Coalition and come clean …
Victoria’s Camberwell Grammar School has marked a significant milestone in Australia’s response to the global refugee situation, with Headmaster Dr Paul Hicks encouraging the Federal Government to broaden the refugee community sponsorship program. “Camberwell Grammar School, through their student-led Rotary Interact Club, is the first school in Australia to get behind expanding this neighbourhood-led solution …
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Israel/OPT: Ahed Tamimi release a bittersweet moment as other Palestinian children languish in Israeli jails The release of a Palestinian child activist jailed by Israel’s military for shoving, slapping and kicking two heavily armed soldiers wearing protective gear is welcome news but serves as a reminder of Israel’s continued human rights violations against Palestinian children, …
The US-led coalition, which includes Australia, overnight issued a press release accepting responsibility for all civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June 5th report into the aerial bombardment of Raqqa. Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s Senior Crisis Response Adviser, said: “After weeks of obfuscation and denials, the US-led coalition has finally admitted responsibility for the deaths …
Yarra City Council today stepped up Australia’s response to the global refugee situation by unanimously passing a motion in support of expanding and improving the Australian Government’s current refugee community sponsorship program. “The Amnesty Victoria Action Centre is based in the City of Yarra. Today we are delighted to see Yarra join the growing community …
It’s been a big year for human rights wins so far and we’re only in July! Here are just some of the epic achievements you’ve made happen this year… You played a part in securing the release of so many people In February, Teodora del Carmen Vasquez was finally freed from jail in El Salvador, when a …
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In an open letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, written to coincide with the 5th anniversary of Australia’s “Regional Resettlement Arrangement” on 19 July, Amnesty International has urged EU heads of state to heed the lessons of the illegal Australian policy, which has seen thousands of refugees and asylum seekers forcibly sent to camps in …
In an interview with Fox News following the Helsinki Summit on 16 July, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the high civilian death toll from the US-led Coalition’s aerial bombardment of Raqqa, Syria. Amnesty International’s Middle East Research Director Lynn Maalouf responded: “The US-led Coalition should absolutely face heightened scrutiny for its conduct in last year’s …
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Evidence on the ground contradicts Coalition’s artificially low civilian casualty figures Coalition’s reporting is inadequate, vague and dismisses almost all civilian casualty allegations as “non-credible” Ground forces point to “mistakes” and “unsuccessful air strikes” resulting in “huge human and material losses” The Australian Government must be open and transparent about the extent to which Australia …
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