Julian Assange must not be extradited to the US Following the announcement of Julian Assange’s arrest, and request for extradition to the United States, Massimo Moratti, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for Research in Europe, said: “Amnesty International calls on the UK to refuse to extradite or send in any other manner Julian Assange to the …
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Palaszczuk Government Youth Justice announcement doesn’t go far enough
In response to the announcement of the Queensland Youth Justice Action Strategy to reduce the rates of children on remand, Joel Clark, Amnesty International Indigenous Rights Advocate said: “More than 80% of children held in detention in Queensland are on remand, many of them being held in watch houses, by police without the necessary training …
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Action needed to end kids being locked up
Amnesty has welcomed that the ALP has recognised the need to address the ongoing over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system at a Federal level, but is calling for action on locking kids up. Rodney Dillon, Indigenous Rights Adviser at Amnesty International Australia said: “Prevention and diversion are key to …
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Iran: Two 17-year-old boys flogged and secretly executed in abhorrent violation of international law
The Iranian authorities have flogged and secretly executed two boys under the age of 18, Amnesty International has learned, displaying an utter disdain for international law and the rights of children. Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, two cousins, were executed on 25 April in Adelabad prison in Shiraz, Fars province, southern Iran. Both were arrested …
Syria: Unprecedented investigation reveals US-led Coalition killed more than 1,600 civilians in Raqqa ‘death trap’
The US-led military Coalition must end almost two years of denial about the massive civilian death toll and destruction it unleashed in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Amnesty International and Airwars said today as they launched a new data project on the offensive to oust the armed group calling itself “Islamic State” (IS). The interactive …
New QLD Commissioner has the opportunity to effect real change in youth justice
In response the appointment of Katarina Carroll as Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service, Joel Clark, Amnesty International Indigenous Rights Advocate said: “We welcome Commissioner Carroll to her recent appointment, and celebrate the fact that she will be Queensland’s first female Police Commissioner. “With new leadership comes the opportunity for genuine change and reform. Commissioner …
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Sri Lanka: Attacks another grim reminder of the need to tackle hate
Sri Lanka: Attacks another grim reminder of the need to tackle hate The shocking Sunday morning bombing attacks targeting churches and hotels in three cities in Sri Lanka resulting in more than 290 deaths and leaving more than 500 people injured, is yet another grim wake-up to the intolerance and hatred surging through societies across the world, Amnesty International said …
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Amnesty condemns Fraser Anning’s election tactics
Following reports today that an alt-right campaigner claiming to work for Senator Fraser Anning recommended stunts such as using “blackface” and burning the Islamic holy book the Qur’an as campaign tactics to gain a voice in the Australian Parliament, Amnesty International campaigner Shankar Kasynathan said: “Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten must take …
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Iran: Release women’s rights defenders detained for peacefully protesting against forced veiling
Iranian authorities must stop harassing, arresting and imprisoning women’s rights defenders peacefully protesting against Iran’s degrading and discriminatory forced veiling laws, and release those detained on this basis immediately and unconditionally, said Amnesty International today. The organization has confirmed that two women’s rights defenders, Yasmin Aryani and Monireh Arabshahi, have been detained in the past …
Nauru’s former President Sprent Dabwido condemns ‘torture’ of refugees
In an interview with The Project that aired last night, 17 April, former President of Nauru Sprent Dabwido condemned PNG’s agreement to hold Australian refugees on Nauru as ‘a deal with the devil’ and ‘torture’ for refugees. In response, Dr Graham Thom, Refugee Adviser at Amnesty International Australia said: “Amnesty International has long held that …
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