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Amnesty International Annual Report: Australia continues to be a global laggard on refugees, First Nations justice and climate
Australia’s continued incarceration of children as young as 10 years old, ongoing brutal treatment of refugees and asylum seekers and failure to adopt carbon emission reduction targets were just some of the human rights issues raised in Amnesty International’s 2021-22 annual report. Amnesty International Australia National Director, Sam Klintworth, said the report highlighted that there …
Deal to settle refugees in New Zealand comes not a moment too soon for those suffering in immigration limbo
People suffering in Australia’s cruel offshore processing regime will finally be allowed to move on with their lives in New Zealand.
Russia: Opposition leader Aleksei Navalny sentenced to nine years in prison in cynical deprivation of his human rights
Responding to the news that Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Aleksei Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his overt criticism of Vladimir Putin and peaceful political activism, Amnesty International’s Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Marie Struthers, said: “Navalny faces nine years in prison for calling out the …
Myanmar: Momentum for justice as US to label Rohingya crackdown genocide
Responding to reports that the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to announce that Myanmar’s military has committed genocide and crimes against humanity during its violent campaign against the Rohingya minority, Erwin van der Borght, Amnesty International’s Interim Regional Director, said: “Nearly five years after 740,000 people were driven from their homes at gunpoint in 2017, Rohingya families and survivors …
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Indonesia: Proposed gold mine is ‘recipe for disaster’ amid repression of Indigenous Papuans
Indonesia: Proposed gold mine is ‘recipe for disaster’ amid repression of Indigenous Papuans Unlawful killings, buildup of security forces in vicinity of a planned gold mine concession Authorities restrict daily life of Indigenous Papuans, including hairstyle Lack of consultation with communities affected by gold mine plans Indonesian authorities should immediately halt plans to develop a sprawling gold mine …
Leaked proposal on WTO COVID-19 monopolies a small step but more needed for equitable global access to vaccines and treatments, say advocates
After 18 months of talks, a leaked document proposing a deal between the United States, the European Union, South Africa and India that claims to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for developing countries reveals some positive steps. But advocates say more is needed to address the inequity resulting in only 4% of people in low -income countries having had …
UK: The release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori hasn’t come a moment too soon
In response to reports that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have been released from detention in Iran and are about to leave the country, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s CEO, said: “This is fantastic news, but it hasn’t come a moment too soon. “Nazanin and Anoosheh should never have been detained in the first place …
Russia: Journalist who protested during live TV news bulletin committed no crime
Channel One TV news editor Marina Ovsyannikova is reportedly facing a criminal investigation ‘Her defiant protest shines a light where the Russian authorities have attempted to impose total darkness’ – Marie Struthers Responding to the arrest of Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at the Russian state-controlled Channel One TV who interrupted a live news broadcast yesterday …
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Saudi Arabia: Mass execution of 81 men shows urgent need to abolish the death penalty
The mass execution of 81 individuals, Saudi and non-Saudi citizens, on Saturday signals an appalling escalation in Saudi Arabia’s use of the death penalty, Amnesty International said today, bringing the country’s tally of executions to 92 so far in 2022 alone. The Ministry of Interior on Saturday announced the execution of 81 people, all of whom had been convicted …