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Amnesty International and the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) are seriously concerned about the Aceh Islamic Criminal Code (Qanun Jinayat), which came into effect in the province a year ago. The code criminalizes consensual sexual relations and extends the use of caning as a punishment. Our organizations call on the Indonesian authorities to adhere …
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In a first for Amnesty’s Write for Rights campaign, we’ve joined forces with acclaimed contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, to bring you this unique set of portraits. Click through the gallery below to see the 12 Ai Weiwei portraits. Ai Weiwei was the perfect fit for this campaign. In 2015, he was joint recipient of …
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US-led Coalition forces carrying out air strikes in Syria must conduct thorough investigations into reports of civilian casualties from its operations and disclose their findings. Eleven Coalition attacks examined by Amnesty International appear to have killed some 300 civilians during two years of strikes targeting the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS). So far …
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Today marks 100 days since the new Turnbull Government Ministry was sworn in. That’s plenty of time to show us its human rights credentials, so we asked Amnesty supporters around the country to rate the Turnbull Government’s leadership in defending human rights. The results are in – and you’re not impressed Nearly 5,000 Amnesty supporters …
The Northern Territory Government should be commended for its move to better protect the human rights of children detained in the Territory. Brutal restraint chairs will no longer be able to be used against children in the NT, under the Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 introduced into NT Parliament yesterday. The Bill specifies that …
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Tech companies like Snapchat and Skype’s owner Microsoft are failing to adopt basic privacy protections on their instant messaging services, putting users’ human rights at risk. Facebook/WhatsApp, Apple top privacy ranking of messaging apps Only 3 of 11 tech firms examined provide end-to-end encryption by default on all their messaging apps. Tech companies like Snapchat …
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The Myanmar government must urgently lift restrictions that are preventing access to humanitarian aid in Rakhine and Kachin states. The intensification of the conflict in Kachin State and the eruption of violence in northern Rakhine State, where a major security operation has led members of the Rohingya and Rakhine communities to flee their homes, have …
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Amnesty International stands by its evidence that people, including children, are suffering insurmountable long-term damage and are attempting suicide while on Nauru. Amnesty International’s report ‘Island of Despair’: Australia’s “processing” of refugees in Nauru provides evidence of mental health deterioration, evidence of the lack of appropriate medical care and evidence of the length to which …
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The UN General Assembly (UNGA) must step in to fill the void left by the UN Security Council members’ catastrophic failure to end relentless attacks targeting the civilian population in eastern Aleppo city, said Amnesty International ahead of a UNGA meeting later today. The organization has released new satellite imagery illustrating the scale of destruction, as well …
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The Malaysian authorities must immediately lift an arbitrary travel ban on cartoonist and political activist Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque (Zunar) that prevented him from leaving the country on 17 October 2016. Zunar, an outspoken critic of the government, is facing nine sedition charges. This is in relation to tweets he made following a Federal court ruling …
