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Responding to the news of the escalating bombing campaign by the Syrian government and its ally Russia in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside which has left scores dead and hundreds injured in the past month, Amnesty International’s Diana Semaan, Syria researcher, said: “The Syrian government, with the backing of Russia, is intentionally targeting its own …
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The Egyptian military’s use of cluster bombs must cease immediately, Amnesty international said, following the military’s release of an official video showing cluster bombs as part of their recent operations in North Sinai. Amnesty International experts have analysed a video which was posted on the official Twitter account of the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman on …
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Indonesian authorities are failing to protect the transgender women who were appallingly ill-treated and humiliated by police in North Aceh on January 27, some of whom have since had to go into hiding due to fears for their safety, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International interviewed some of the victims in a location near Aceh, …
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Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Expert Panel on Religious Freedom in order to assist it to examine and report on whether Australian law (Commonwealth, State and Territory) adequately protects the human right to freedom of religion. This submission will draw on Amnesty International’s work globally and in Australia. READ …
The Israeli authorities must immediately release teenage activist Ahed Tamimi whose continued detention is a desperate attempt to intimidate Palestinian children who dare to stand up to repression by occupying forces, Amnesty International said. Ahed Tamimi’s trial is due to start today in Ofer juvenile military court in the occupied West Bank. She faces 12 …
The Queensland Government has this afternoon admitted a delay in the process of moving 17-year-olds currently held in adult facilities to youth detention centres. In response, Roxanne Moore, Indigenous Rights Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia, said: “This is an unacceptable delay by the Queensland Government. This legislation was passed in 2016 and the Government has …
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Responding to news that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will open a preliminary examination into the “war on drugs” in the Philippines, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director of Southeast Asia and the Pacific said: “This announcement marks a crucial moment for justice and accountability in the Philippines and offers a glimmer of …
Prime Minister Turnbull has wilfully ignored the cries of hundreds of children still being abused in Australian youth prisons outside the NT, by failing to show national leadership in the response to the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. “The Federal Government’s response has supported in principle its …
“An arms embargo and targeted sanctions are urgently needed to send a message that these violations will not be tolerated. There is also an urgent need for unfettered and sustained humanitarian access throughout northern Rakhine State.” – Matthew Wells, Senior Crisis Advisor at Amnesty International The Myanmar security forces’ devastating campaign against the Rohingya population …
Reacting to the news that the Cambodian Supreme Court today upheld the conviction and a 30 months’ prison sentence for land rights activist Tep Vanny, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said: “With today’s ruling, Cambodia’s judiciary has once again failed to prove that it can act independently, choosing to …