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The Darwin community has gathered at Don Dale to show their support for young people abused in detention. (Re)building a network SA/NT Community Organiser Nicole Donnelly has spent time recently in Darwin, working to re-build the Darwin Amnesty Action group. Once an enthusiastic group of new activists were recruited and trained up, the group hit …
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Syrian refugee M.K., who has been arbitrarily detained at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen airport since November 2015, was finally released on 29 March, 2016. He will await the decision on his international protection application in the province of Aksaray. What happened? In 2012 the Syrian crisis forced M.K. to flee his homeland and seek refuge in …
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Following strong activism led by our Tasmanian action groups, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces that youth detention will be discussed at the next COAG (Council of Australian Governments) meeting. Find out what it took. Tassie’s determined activists Sylvie Merope, co-convenor of the Southern Tasmanian action group, wouldn’t have believed that this would happen if you …
The Queensland Government has announced that it will introduce legislation this week to transfer 17-year-old teenagers out of adult prisons within 12 months. The change, announced a week after Amnesty released a report on Indigenous kids in QLD detention, will bring Queensland into step with the rest of Australia, and in line with the UN …
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A 10-year-old Syrian girl seriously wounded by sniper fire from a Syrian government forces checkpoint in Madaya was successfully evacuated on 13 August for urgent surgery following international pressure. According to the Syrian Red Crescent, Ghina Ahmad Wadi and her mother were escorted from the besieged town to Damascus on 13 August. The move follows …
Amnesty International has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement of an independent review into Queensland youth detention centres, and called for the terms of reference to be defined in consultation with Indigenous communities and the youth justice sector. Attorney General Yvette D’ath today announced the review will focus on the practices, operation and oversight of Queensland’s …
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A ruling to release a woman sentenced to eight years in prison after having a miscarriage in Argentina is a step forward for human rights in the country, Amnesty International said. Last night the Supreme Court of Tucumán, a state in north Argentina, said there were not enough reasons to keep Belén, 27, in pre-trial …
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Today the Department of Defense announced 15 detainees were transferred from the Guantánamo Bay detention site. Amnesty International USA’s Security and Human Rights Program Director Naureen Shah issued the following statement: “This is a powerful sign that President Obama is serious about closing Guantánamo before he leaves office. With these transfers, Guantánamo’s population will be reduced …
The Margaret River local group just had their council unanimously pledge their support for the ‘No Business in Abuse’ campaign. Read more about their inspiring organising! So what happened? On 7 May, the Amnesty Margaret River group set up a pop-up internet stall outside Settlers Tavern in Margaret River. Over the next seven Saturdays, they …
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