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Responding to the discovery of the body in Gapan City of Reynaldo de Guzman, a 14-year-old boy who had been missing for nearly three weeks, Amnesty International’s Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, James Gomez, said: “How many more children must die in the Philippines to end this horrific and heartless violence? Reynaldo de …
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The Myanmar authorities’ restrictions on international aid in Rakhine state is putting tens of thousands of lives at risk in a region where mainly Rohingya people are already suffering horrific abuses from a disproportionate military campaign. Aid workers told Amnesty International of an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation in Rakhine state, where the military has been …
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1,000 musicians to play at Amnesty International and Sofar Sounds events globally on 20 September Megan Washington, The Jezabels, Ngaiire, and Kate Miller-Heidke are among the Australian artists to play intimate gigs in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, joining musicians in more than 200 cities globally for a day of concerts to unite people …
“If Australia is to provide further support, including capacity building, to the Philippines in the fight against Islamic State, Defence Minister Marise Payne must get assurances from President Duterte that we will not inadvertently become complicit in any human rights abuses in the process,” Amnesty International Australia’s Campaigns Manager Michael Hayworth said. “This closer cooperation …
“If Australian Defence personnel are now going to ‘advise and assist’ the Philippines in the fight against ISIS, this is a perfect opportunity for Australia to bring pressure to bear on President Rodrigo Duterte to ensure civilians are protected in the conflict,” Amnesty International Australia’s Campaigns Manager Michael Hayworth said. This follows reports that Foreign …
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Responding to reports that Papua New Guinea’s new Attorney-General Davis Steven has disputed that the Australian Government has PNG’s permission to close the Manus Island detention centre by the end of October and leave any remaining people in PNG, Amnesty International Australia’s Refugees Coordinator Graham Thom said, “The Australian Government must finally resolve the unsustainable …
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An air strike which hit Faj Attan, a residential area of Yemen’s capital Sana’a in the early hours of the morning, destroying three homes, killing ten people and injuring seven more, shows that after more than two years of devastating conflict in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is as brazen as ever in its disregard for international …
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A hearing in the Philippines Senate has exposed the abysmal failings of the police to protect children from the deadly consequences of the “war on drugs”, Amnesty International said. The Senate hearing convened on 24 August to address last week’s police killing of the 17-year-old student Kian Loyd Delos Santos, a case which has triggered …
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As the postal plebiscite electoral roll registration period nears its end, National Director Claire Mallinson reminds us that, “Marriage equality is a human right.” Amnesty International Australia’s National Director Claire Mallinson said the organisation is proud to support ‘Wear it Purple’ Day on Friday 25 August 2017. “Today is an opportunity to highlight that young …
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Responding to the news that the ACT parliament today passed a motion to resettle refugees that the Federal Government has warehoused on Manus Island and Nauru, Ming Yu Hah, Refugee Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia, said: “Amnesty International strongly welcomes the move by the ACT parliament to pass a motion that calls for the immediate …
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