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Ahead of tomorrow’s United Nations Human Rights Council “special session” on the situation of the Rohingya and other minorities in Myanmar, Amnesty International Australia’s Crisis Campaigns Coordinator Diana Sayed said: “Australia must show leadership in guiding the Human Rights Council towards a robust resolution on the Rohingya crisis. Any resolution passed must send a strong …
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) must urgently open a preliminary examination into crimes against humanity, including the slaughter of dozens of children, committed during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous “war on drugs”, Amnesty International said today. Thousands of people have been killed by police since Duterte took office in June 2016, yet not a single …
Verified photographs show Soviet-made cluster munitions used over densely populated areas by Syrian government forces Doctors describe dire humanitarian situation – including widespread malnutrition – amid tightening siege Witnesses recount indiscriminate attacks killing civilians as Syrian forces commit daily war crimes Syrian government forces’ increasing use of banned Soviet-made cluster munitions to carry out indiscriminate …
Responding to the news that a Cairo court convicted 16 men of “debauchery” and sentenced them to three years prison followed by three years’ probation, Amnesty International’s North Africa Campaigns Director Najia Bounaim said: “These sentences strike at the very heart of being human and are another example of the ongoing persecution of LGBTI people …
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Amnesty International is concerned that there are an estimated up to 45.8 million individuals in modern slavery worldwide. Modern slavery affects almost every sector, region and company. Modern slavery covers a wide spectrum of crimes, but includes human trafficking, slavery and slavery like practices such as servitude, forced labour, forced or servile marriage, the sale …
The Bangladesh government must abandon all plans to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees on to an uninhabitable island. On Tuesday, the Bangladesh government approved a $280 million plan to develop the isolated, flood-prone and uninhabitable Thenger Char to temporarily house Rohingya refugees until they are repatriated to Myanmar. “It would be a terrible mistake …
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Alongside the Indigenous-led Change The Record coalition, Amnesty International has released a National Plan of Action calling for an overhaul of Australia’s youth justice system. Released 10 days after the Federal Government pledged national commitment on youth justice, Free to be kids: National Plan calls on Prime Minister Turnbull to end the abuse and overrepresentation of …
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Responding to the news that the Papua New Guinea authorities have sent in immigration officials armed with sticks and knives into the Lombrum refugee detention centre at around 8.00am on Thursday 23 November on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, Amnesty International said: “The risks of serious injury if the authorities use force now is completely …
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United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the sustained and systemic attacks on the Rohingya population by the Myanmar military “ethnic cleansing” overnight in an acknowledgment of the nature of the humanitarian crisis. He also called for an independent probe into north Rakhine State. The announcement comes a week after promising an additional US$47 …
Rohingya segregated and abused in “open air prison” Two-year investigation reveals root causes of current Rakhine State crisis System of discrimination amounts to the crime against humanity of apartheid Australia must immediately cut ties to the Myanmar military, including the provision of training and other military and security assistance The Rohingya people in Myanmar are …
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