Amnesty International has written to Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton ahead of their planned meetings with counterparts in Indonesia, India, South Korea and the United States over the next few days.
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Submission: Inquiry into Victoria’s Justice System
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to Victoria’s inquiry into the justice system. The Submission’s focus was on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Victoria.
Afghanistan Crisis: Amnesty calls for United Nations Human Rights Council Investigation
Evidence obtained by Amnesty researchers in Afghanistan has uncovered the brutal murders of nine ethnic Hazara men by Taliban forces.
Refugee Advisory Group: Afghanistan Crisis
Amnesty International’s Refugee Advisory Group has written to Alex Hawke, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, urging him to take tangible and meaningful steps to help Afghan people who are now facing an imminent humanitarian crisis.
Stranded Aussies: Overseas Travel Ban Determination
Amnesty International has written to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, expressing concern regarding laws that came into effect this week, essentially denying Australian citizens and permanent residents the right to return home.
Submission: Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (ACT)
Amnesty International Australia and Marque Lawyers have made a joint submission to the Discussion Paper released by the ACT Government on how a higher minimum age of criminal responsibility could be implemented in the ACT.
Increasing propaganda raises serious concerns for the human rights of Baha’i’s in Iran
Amnesty has joined the Australian Baha’i Community in calling on the Australian Government to demand that Iranian authorities take action to ensure the rights of Baha’i’s are protected.
The Pegasus Project: Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally.
The Pegasus Project: Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and political leaders globally.
Respect the Right to Protest: Cuba
Since the beginning of these demonstrations, Amnesty International has received with alarm reports of internet blackouts, arbitrary arrests, and excessive use of force – including police firing on demonstrators. We continue to receive reports that there is a long list of missing persons and of other repressive measures against demonstrators.
LGBTQIA+ Australians have been left out of the 2021 Census
Amnesty International has written to Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar MP to convey our dismay over the Australian Government’s decision to not included questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in Census 2021.