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Human rights WIP: Refugee families resettled, Prisoner of conscience Ahmed is free, #BLM facial recognition lawsuit win, and more
Small actions from compassionate people have big impacts. Here are a handful from the past few months.
The overrepresentation problem: First Nations kids are 26 times more likely to be incarcerated than their classmates
Why are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people the most incarcerated people in the world?
Kids need more than platitudes: close Ashley, Don Dale and raise the age
Amnesty calls to close detention centres and raise the age of criminal responsibility during National Child Protection Week.
Raising the age: why it needs to be more than detention
Tasmania has recently been in the news for raising the age – not of criminal responsibility, but of detention. Amnesty welcomes this significant step in a smarter approach to justice. Putting children in prisons causes irreparable harm, governments know this, but continue to allow children to be subject to this treatment. The Tasmanian government recognising …
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Eleven human rights milestones for the first 100 days for the Albanese government
Amnesty would like to see the new government action the following pledges.
Include A Charity Week 2022
“Have you got a Will?” … For many, this is still a pretty confronting and awkward question. The prospect of talking to family and loved ones about your wishes, arranging one with a solicitor, making difficult decisions are just a handful of reasons why more than half of Australian adults do not have a Will …
Event recap: Australian Ice Hockey supports LGBTQIA+ rights
Five years on, we have seen a real shift in the attitude, behaviour and culture within the club and hockey community.
‘The new government gives me hope that the cruel limbo of temporary protection visas might end’
Amnesty International Australia Refugee Rights Campaigner Zaki Haidari, discusses his battle as a refugee living in Australia on a temporary protection visa, hoping that the new government will end the injustice. Australia has given me refuge – but it’s conditional. I’ve been living here for the past decade, temporary visa to temporary visa, never certain …
Mental Health and Wellbeing at Amnesty
A mentally healthy movement is essential for individual health, collective wellbeing and productivity.