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Whistleblowers expose unlawful or immoral activities conducted by people, organisations, corporations or governments. Too often, they risk their own safety to bring human rights abusers to account and to achieve justice for the abused. Chelsea Manning, whistleblower and human rights activist, jeopardised her freedom in order to raise public awareness of human rights abuses in the …
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Responding to the news that President Duterte has ordered the police to resume their role in supporting his administration’s so-called “war on drugs,” James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Director of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said: “In returning police to his anti-drug operations yet again, President Duterte has consigned the poorest and most marginalised people in …
Prime Minister Turnbull has failed to back Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion’s commitment on national youth justice change, leaving children around the country exposed to continuing abuse in prison. During Question Time yesterday, Rebekha Sharkie MP gave Mr Turnbull the opportunity to “re-affirm today your government’s commitment to showing national leadership on youth justice, to …
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Following the United States’ Supreme Court’s decision to allow President Trump’s travel ban to go into full effect, Graham Thom, Refugee Coordinator at Amnesty International Australia said: “This ban has always been, at its core, deeply cruel and discriminatory. Rather than keep anyone safe, the travel ban has caused chaos and instability for thousands of …
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Ahead of tomorrow’s United Nations Human Rights Council “special session” on the situation of the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “Australia must show leadership in guiding the Human Rights Council towards a robust resolution on the Rohingya crisis. Any resolution passed must send a strong …
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) must urgently open a preliminary examination into crimes against humanity, including the slaughter of dozens of children, committed during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous “war on drugs”, Amnesty International said today. Thousands of people have been killed by police since Duterte took office in June 2016, yet not a single …
Amnesty International has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017. The Australian Government Migration Amendment Bill would allow the Minister to declare a mobile phone as a prohibited item for people seeking asylum and refugees in immigration detention …
We watched in disbelief on Thursday the 23rd of November as authorities in Papua New Guinea sent immigration officials into Lombrum detention centre, demanding the men move to the new centre at Hillside Haus. There has been footage and reports of officials entering armed with sticks and knives, destroying personal belongings as they dragged men …
Verified photographs show Soviet-made cluster munitions used over densely populated areas by Syrian government forces Doctors describe dire humanitarian situation – including widespread malnutrition – amid tightening siege Witnesses recount indiscriminate attacks killing civilians as Syrian forces commit daily war crimes Syrian government forces’ increasing use of banned Soviet-made cluster munitions to carry out indiscriminate …
Responding to the news that a Cairo court convicted 16 men of “debauchery” and sentenced them to three years prison followed by three years’ probation, Amnesty International’s North Africa Campaigns Director Najia Bounaim said: “These sentences strike at the very heart of being human and are another example of the ongoing persecution of LGBTI people …
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