Amnesty International Australia
Defending Human Rights
In times of crisis and conflict, there are not many people who would willingly run towards the danger, instead of away from it. But for Amnesty International’s crisis response worker Donatella Rovera, her job requires just that. Exposing horror Most of us learn from an early age to run from danger. Others are born with …
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Despite the Anti-Torture Act, the use of torture persists in the Philippines. As a major aid donor, Australia is in a strong position to say this is unacceptable, writes Ellecer Carlos. Sickening torture “I was held on either arm by two men and the third man sat on my lap. The blindfold was removed and …
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