Guantanamo-style abuse of child prisoners shows current detention system has failed

Death penalty Middle East

Iran: Outspoken lawyer arrested after protesting the execution of her client

21 June 2018 | 10:27 am

Responding to the arrest of Zeynab Taheri, the lawyer of Mohammad Salas, the 51-year-old Sufi bus...

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Refugee rights North America

US Executive Order inflicts further harm on children

21 June 2018 | 7:32 am

US President Trump signed an executive order today mandating for children to stay with their...

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Refugee rights Asia

Bangladesh: International community assistance urgently needed for Rohingya refugees

20 June 2018 | 9:08 pm

Amnesty International welcomes Australia’s announcement today of an additional $18.4 million in...

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Death penalty Middle East

Iran: Imminent execution of Kurdish man must be halted

20 June 2018 | 4:34 pm

Ramin Hossein Panahi is a 22-year-old man from Iran’s Kurdish minority who was sentenced to death...

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Human rights Australia

Australia’s role on UN Human Rights Council now more important than ever

20 June 2018 | 11:32 am

Following the United States’ announcement it will leave the United Nations Human Rights Council,...

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Death penalty Asia

Thailand: Country’s first execution since 2009 a deplorable move

19 June 2018 | 3:03 pm

Responding to the news that Thailand executed a 26-year-old man for aggravated murder on 18 June,...

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