The Queensland Government asked the Queensland Productivity Commission to undertake an inquiry to determine how government resources and policies may be best used to reduce imprisonment and recidivism to improve outcomes for the community. Amnesty International Australia submitted to the inquiry into imprisonment and recidivism focused on and making recommendations to go towards ending the …
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Australia must suspend all military exports to Saudi Arabia over brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi
“The Australian Government’s response so far to Amnesty International’s concerns about arms sales to Saudi Arabia has amounted to blatantly brushing us off” – Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed Responding to reports that Germany has suspended all future arms deals with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and ahead of the Defence Department …
Australia: Sanctions against Myanmar military welcome, but need expansion
Responding to Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne’s announcement today imposing targeted sanctions against five Myanmar military officers over their role in the ongoing ethnic cleansing campaign against the Rohingya people in northern Rakhine State, Amnesty International Australia’s Rohingya Rights Campaign Coordinator Diana Sayed said, “The Australian Government has today responded to Amnesty International’s research and …
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Religious Freedoms Review: The ‘right to discriminate’ exemptions must go
Responding to news that all 20 recommendations of the report of the Religious Freedoms Review have been leaked to media, Amnesty International Australia’s Advocacy Manager Emma Bull said: “The Ruddock Review has made 20 recommendations when it really only needed to make one to have the same outcome: implement a national Human Rights Act. What …
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Religious freedoms: schools’ ‘right to discriminate’ must not be publicly funded
Responding to news that parts of the report of the Religious Freedoms Review has been leaked to media, particularly the recommendation that religious schools be allowed to reject LGBT students and teachers, Amnesty International Australia’s Advocacy Manager Emma Bull said, “Amnesty International is alarmed that the Australian Government might use the cloak of the Religious …
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Australian Government sanctions against Myanmar military ‘would be a welcome first step’ in accountability for Rohingya abuse
In response to Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne’s announcement today that the Government is considering options in response to the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission to Myanmar’s report, including targeted sanctions, Amnesty International’s National Director Claire Mallinson said, “Amnesty International Australia welcomes Minister Payne’s consideration of targeted sanctions against key individuals in the Myanmar military, as …
Raqqa: Australia must stop dodging questions on ADF contribution to civilian casualties
Following the long-overdue admission over the weekend by the US-led coalition that flattened Raqqa in Syria to the civilian deaths documented in Amnesty International’s June 2018 report, War of Annihilation, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “Australia must now follow the lead of its partners in the US-led Coalition and come clean …
Syria: US-led Coalition ‘deeply in denial’ about civilian casualties in Raqqa
Evidence on the ground contradicts Coalition’s artificially low civilian casualty figures Coalition’s reporting is inadequate, vague and dismisses almost all civilian casualty allegations as “non-credible” Ground forces point to “mistakes” and “unsuccessful air strikes” resulting in “huge human and material losses” The Australian Government must be open and transparent about the extent to which Australia …
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IDAHOBIT 2018
IDAHOBIT 2018 The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia is today, May 17 and has many different meanings to individuals with different experiences: To Charlie Maycraft, who identifies as queer and non-binary, this is a day of action, and a day to pay respect to the elders of our community who fought for …
Bipartisan ACT milestone brings Australia closer to refugee solution
The Australian Capital Territory today marked a significant milestone in Australia’s response to the global refugee situation, with Labor, Liberal and Greens MLAs voting unanimously to call on the Federal Government to broaden the refugee community sponsorship program. “The ACT Parliament is the first at any level of government in Australia to get behind expanding …
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