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New research by Amnesty International has revealed the alarming impact that abuse and harassment on social media are having on women, with women around the world reporting stress, anxiety, or panic attacks as a result of these harmful online experiences. The organisation commissioned an IPSOS MORI poll which looked at the experiences of women between …
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The USA, UK and France must immediately cease supplying arms to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which is impeding humanitarian assistance, including items indispensable to the survival of civilians. According to the UN and humanitarian agencies food and medicine are being blocked and vital supplies will run out in a matter of weeks. …
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Amnesty International welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to show national leadership on the issue of youth justice across Australia, and urges Prime Minister Turnbull to oversee nationwide reform of the youth justice system. Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said this morning that “every other jurisdiction will be looking to the NT and Commonwealth for leadership; …
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Civilians on the island of Mindanao paid a high price – with dozens killed and widespread destruction of homes and property – amid the ‘battle of Marawi’ that pitted the Philippine military against militants allied to the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) between May and October this year, Amnesty International said in …
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Only around one in three Australians (36%) think the Turnbull Government is doing enough to protect kids in children’s prisons from abuse. This is the finding of a ReachTEL poll commissioned by Amnesty International, ahead of Friday’s release of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory report. The …
Amnesty International warmly welcomes this morning’s announcement that a majority of Australians who participated in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey said yes to equality, love, fairness and family. “Marriage Equality is a human right and all Australians have the right to equal treatment under the law. LGBTQI couples have waited long enough for marriage …
The Federal Government must seize the opportunity presented by the forthcoming release of the report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory to take national action on youth justice issues through the development of a National Youth Justice Action Plan, according to the Change the Record Coalition. …
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Whole civilian populations who have suffered horrific sieges and been subjected to intensive bombardments have been given no choice but to leave or die under so-called “reconciliation” agreements between the Syrian government and armed opposition groups, said Amnesty International in a comprehensive new report published today. The government’s campaign of sieges, unlawful killings and forced …
The incoming Queensland Government must have a strong youth justice agenda that supports children to thrive in their communities, not be separated from their families in children’s prisons, said Amnesty International today, as it released ‘A Human Rights Agenda For The Next Qld State Government’. The Human Rights Agenda is an 11-point plan for the …
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In response to a notice issued by Papua New Guinea (PNG) authorities on Thursday morning at the Lombrum refugee detention centre on Manus Island stating that refugees must leave the centre by 11 November or be forcibly removed, Amnesty International said: “It is imperative that the PNG and Australian authorities immediately allow aid into the …
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