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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said that addressing the over-representation of Indigenous children in Australia’s detention centres nation-wide is a “top priority” as he finalises the terms of the Royal Commission into the abuse of children in detention in the Northern Territory. He has also committed to making sure that issues of youth detention child …
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Refugees are proudly cheering on Team Refugees at screenings of the Olympic Games at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya thanks to a FilmAid project, supported by Amnesty International. For the first time ever, a refugee team is competing at the Olympic Games under the Olympic flag. 10 refugee athletes are acting as a symbol of …
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Amnesty has published new research that shines a light on kids in Queensland’s justice system. Campaigner Roxanne Moore lays down seven things you may not know about kids, courts and prisons in Queensland. 1. There’s evidence of abuse in Queensland children’s prisons Amnesty’s research report details how keeping kids in communities gives them the best …
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Australian Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste along with his colleagues, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, were imprisoned in Cairo amid false allegations of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood. In his book Freeing Peter, Greste recounts the 400 days he spent in prison just for doing his job and the events that led to his …
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More than 17,000 people are estimated to have died in Syrian prisons and detention centres since 2011. Those who survived were forced to take unimaginable measures to come out alive. All the quotes below are taken from interviews with former detainees in early 2016. Not disclosing medical conditions “In the ‘welcome party’, they were asking …
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When you’re bombarded by daily news of conflict, terror, unfair imprisonment and the mistreatment of refugees, it’s sometimes hard to keep a positive outlook and believe that you can help change things for the better. But, by looking further than the attention-grabbing headlines, you’ll see that progress is happening all around the world thanks to …
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In response to the horrific treatment of children at Don Dale and concerns raised about other youth prisons, Indigenous and human rights advocates are calling for Australia to ratify the Optional Protocol on the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). Julian Cleary, Indigenous Rights Campaigner from Amnesty International breaks down what OPCAT actually is and why it …
August 4 is 2016 National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, a day where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. We chatted to AFL footballer Jarrad Oakley Nicholls about his important work as a mentor for Indigenous kids. Tell us about yourself I was raised …
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The Australian Government is forcing 1,200 men, women and children seeking safety in Australia to live in abhorrent conditions in Nauru. Despite the wall of secrecy built by the Australian & Nauruan Governments, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty conducted a 12 day investigation in July inside Nauru to uncover the truth behind the treatment of …
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Unfettered and impartial humanitarian assistance is urgently needed to alleviate the suffering of thousands of civilians in Aleppo city on the verge of running out of food and other essential supplies today. This morning Russia’s Defence Minister announced it was coordinating a “humanitarian operation” with safe corridors set up to allow civilians and fighters who lay …