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.
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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.
Papuan special autonomy law must ensure protection of Indigenous rights and meaningful involvement of Papuan people
Following the Indonesian House of Representatives renewal of the special autonomy law for Papua and West Papua, Amnesty International Indonesia and Amnesty International Australia call on the Indonesian government to ensure that the rights of the Papuan people, particularly that Indigenous communities are protected by the law. “Despite the protections contained in the previous law, …
On Amnesty International’s 60th birthday, new poll finds 76% of Australians want a Federal Human Rights Act
As Amnesty International marks 60 years relentlessly challenging injustice and defending human rights, a poll of 1,600 Australians has found 76% of people support the introduction of a National Human Rights Act. With many expressing surprise that Australia is the only liberal democracy without such an Act, there is also confusion over what rights are …
Dozens of submissions made public after Attorney-Generals refuse to act on raising the age of criminal responsibility in Australia
48 organisations publicly released their submissions on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
New youth justice laws set NT back decades in addressing Indigenous rights
Amnesty International Australia condemned the Northern Territory parliament’s decision to pass retrograde youth justice amendments which will wind back reforms and increase the number of Indigenous people in Australia’s prisons. A last minute-amendment was added which allows the granting of bail in “exceptional circumstances”, however it is breathtaking that this legislation was created and passed …
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NT youth need support, not prison
Amnesty International Australia and Balunu Healing Foundation have called on the Northern Territory government to give kids a chance at breaking the cycle of disadvantage and crime by diverting them into culturally appropriate programs that address the underlying intergenerational trauma which too often leads to crime, instead of condemning them to the quicksand of the …
QLD Parliament passes law which promotes systemic racism: NT next
Amnesty International Australia expressed deep concern over the Queensland Government’s youth justice amendments which passed Parliament last night. The amendments undo years of hard-fought reforms to keep Indigenous kids out of the justice system and their passing is a devastating step backwards in addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Australian jails. “With the guilty …
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NT’s youth justice proposal winds back Don Dale reforms
Amnesty International Australia is deeply concerned about proposed changes to the Northern Territory’s youth justice system which turns its back on the reforms made following the 2017 Royal Commission. “This is a callous, racist legislative crackdown in search of a problem,” Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Advocate Rodney Dillon said. “This is a callous, racist …
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Youth justice amendments won’t fix crime, but condemn more children to the quicksand of the criminal justice system
Amnesty International Australia today gave evidence into a hearing into the Queensland Government’s Youth Justice Act amendments, raising concerns that rather than allowing them to access diversion programs the QLD Government has invested heavily in, the proposed amendments will have the perverse effect of funnelling more children and young people into police watch houses and …