Responding to the escalation of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian armed groups in Gaza – the most serious fighting since the 2014 armed conflict – Saleh Higazi, Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said: “The alarming escalation in violence in Gaza raises fears we could witness another spike …
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Eyewitness describes terrifying scenes as explosions rock hospital in central Hodeidah, Yemen
Area around main public hospital al-Thawra comes under sustained attack Medical worker describes hundreds of staff and patients fleeing in terror Australia must suspend arms and military assistance to Saudi Arabia, which may be used to commit these human rights abuses. Amnesty International has again called on the Australian Government to suspend all military exports …
Australian Government must suspend military exports to Saudi Arabia
Responding to reports of a “vast offensive” underway to capture Hodeidah city from Huthi control, supported by the Saudi Arabia and UAE-led coalition, and the announcement that the US military will cease refuelling Saudi/UAE-led coalition warplanes involved in the conflict, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “While any steps to rein in reckless …
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Yemen: Huthi gunmen raid hospital as Hodeidah’s civilians face imminent onslaught
Civilians in Yemen’s western port city of Hodeidah will pay a terrible price amid the battle engulfing their city unless warring parties act immediately to protect them from the fighting, Amnesty International warned today. In an extremely worrying development, Huthi fighters arrived at a hospital in Hodeidah and recently took up positions atop a hospital …
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Don Dale Detention Centre at crisis point
In response to an incident at Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in Darwin overnight, Amnesty International’s Indigenous Rights Adviser, Rodney Dillon, said: “There have been reports for months that the conditions at Don Dale are no better than they were before the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory …
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Turkey: Judicial farce must end with acquittal of human rights defenders
Almost a year-and-a-half after they were first arrested, and still facing absurd charges, Amnesty International Turkey’s Honorary Chair, former Director and nine other human rights defenders must be acquitted, said Amnesty International as their trial resumes tomorrow in Istanbul. Taner Kılıç, Amnesty Turkey’s Honorary Chair, and İdil Eser, the organisation’s former Turkey Director, are being tried …
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Egypt: At least 19 arrested in alarming escalation of crackdown on human rights workers
The Egyptian authorities have stepped up their onslaught against the human rights community by arresting at least 19 human rights lawyers and activists in a series of raids yesterday, said Amnesty International. So far at least eight women and 11 men were arrested in raids which began in the early hours of the morning. The …
Queensland Human Rights Bill a welcome and principled move
Amnesty International applauds the Queensland Government’s reported announcement that this week it will introduce a Human Rights Act for Queensland. Emma Bull, Advocacy Manager at Amnesty International Australia, said: “Introducing a Human Rights Act is a welcome and principled move to protect the human rights of all Queenslanders. “We are delighted the Palaszczuk Government will …
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Brazil: Toxic speech must not become government policy
Reacting to the election of Jair Bolsonaro and Hamilton Mourão as president and vice president of Brazil, Amnesty International said: “The president-elect has campaigned with an openly anti-human-rights agenda and frequently made discriminatory statements about different groups of society. His election as Brazil´s president could pose a huge risk to Indigenous Peoples and quilombolas, traditional …
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The following can be attributed to Victoria Coy, End Gun Violence campaign manager at Amnesty International USA: “The horrifying killings of worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue are the latest example of the tragic results of the politics of hate and fear combined with the devastating impact of gun violence. “We call on leaders at all …