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Responding to reports that Bahrain has submitted extradition papers for Hakeem al-Araibi with the Thai courts, Claire Mallinson, National Director of Amnesty International said: “Official extradition papers being submitted over the weekend show that Bahrain are ramping up their efforts to extradite Hakeem despite ongoing global condemnation. If the extradition request is successful Thailand is …
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The Zimbabwean authorities must act swiftly to ensure security forces are held to account for ongoing brutal human rights violations, including torture, rape, beatings and killings of civilians, Amnesty International said, as the crackdown continues against last week’s ‘stay-away’. Dozens of civil society leaders, activists, opposition leaders and suspected organizers of the national protests against …
In the lead up to the World Economic Forum in Davos, and in response to verified reports of a further crackdown on gay and lesbian Chechens, which has led to more than forty people being detained, and two killed, Tim O’Connor, Manager Campaigns at Amnesty International Australia, said: “Being gay in Chechnya can get you …
Amnesty International has received credible information that the authorities in Chechnya, a republic in the south of Russia, have unleashed a new wave of attacks on people believed to be gay or lesbian. At least two people are reported to have been tortured to death since December 2018. The Russian LGBT Network has verified reports …
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Bahrain and Thailand will meet today as part of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. But while the two countries vie for supremacy on the field, their collusion off the field means that the future of Hakeem al-Araibi, the Melbourne soccer player who fled Bahrain and was granted refugee status in Australia, remains perilous. Dr Graham …
Responding to news that Netflix have removed an episode from a comedy show in Saudi Arabia, after officials from the Kingdom complained that it violated cyber-crime laws, Samah Hadid, Middle East Director of Campaigns at Amnesty International, said: “Saudi Arabia’s censorship of Netflix using a cyber-crime law comes as no surprise, and is further proof …
As Christmas approaches, Amnesty International Australia is calling on Premier Palaszczuk and Ministers Farmer and Ryan to remember the children trapped in watchouses across the state. While the Premier and Ministers sit down to enjoy their Christmas lunch, the situation in Queensland continues to head towards a human rights crisis. Brisbane Youth Detention Centre and …
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Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International said today as it launched its review on the state of human rights over the past year. The human rights group also warns that the actions of “tough guy” world leaders pushing misogynistic, xenophobic and …
Continue reading “Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018”
As another parliamentary year came to a close yesterday, Australia’s political leaders have failed to fulfil our human rights obligations, Amnesty International said. “It is heartbreaking that politicians have left work for their summer holidays whilst the lives of so many men, women and children are in their hands”, said Amnesty International Australia’s Advocacy Manager, …
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Participants to the Yemen talks in Sweden should prioritise key human rights issues, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and Mwatana Organization for Human Rights said today. The issues should include removing impediments to the free flow of humanitarian aid and vital commercial goods such as food and fuel, the fate of detainees, and ending attacks …
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