A Human Rights Agenda report for the next Australian Government ahead of the 2022 election.
Author Archives: Ry Atkinson
Submission: QLD Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021
Submission to Queensland’s inquiry into the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021.
Religious Discrimination Bill: Flipping Anti-Discrimination Law on its head
The Bill privileges religious belief over other human rights. The rights of one group cannot come at the expense of the rights of others.
COVID-19: Human rights and vaccination
Global efforts to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines for COVID-19 need to be conducted in ways that respect human rights.
Amnesty Calls on Australia to Support a Ban on Killer Robots
Amnesty International has written to Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, calling on the Australian Government to support an international treaty process that would see the prohibition of Autonomous Weapons Systems (AWS).
United Nations Joint Statement on the Human Rights of Intersex Persons
The fight for Intersex rights does not end now. State and territory Governments must enact this statement by banning forced and coercive medical interventions on Intersex People in state and territory law.
Amnesty’s priorities for the G20 Summit and COP26
The climate crisis and Covid-19 vaccine inequity are both global human rights emergencies, requiring swift and coordinated responses from the world’s advanced economies, including Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison Must Intervene and Demand the US Drop the Charges Against Julian Assange
Ahead of the US appeal hearing on the extradition of Julian Assange, Amnesty International has written to both Prime Scott Morrison and Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne, urging the Australian Government to engage in a dialogue with the US, and demand that all charges against him be dropped.
Pharmaceutical Companies Need to do More to Help Vaccinate the World
Of particular concern in respect to Astrazeneca is their continued lobbying against initiatives seeking to increase manufacture and supply of Covid-19 vaccines and promote their fair distribution, such as the proposed TRIPS waiver and WHO technology sharing mechanisms.
Amnesty welcomes Australia’s support for the TRIPS Waiver to end vaccine monopolies
Amnesty International has written to Australian Trade Minister Dan Tehan, welcoming the Australian Government’s recent commitment to support the waiver on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). But more must be done.