Amnesty has called on the Australian Government to commit to increasing the Humanitarian Program to 30,000 places.
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Submission: A New Equality Bill for New South Wales
Amnesty welcomes the creation of an Equality Bill for NSW.
Submission: the Australian Human Rights Commission’s Inquiry Into the Use of Alternative Places of Detention
A submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission’s inquiry into the use of Alternative Places of Detention (APODs).
Submission: Ending Indefinite and Arbitrary Immigration Detention Bill 2021
In it’s submission, Amnesty has supported the changes to the Migration Act 1958 proposed in the Bill, as they address key issues directly and establish a human rights based approach to immigration detention practices.
Submission: Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry and the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and Related Bills (the Bill).
Submission: QLD Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021
Submission to Queensland’s inquiry into the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021.
Submission: Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to the inquiry into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan. The Submission’s focus was on human rights abuses related to Australia’s participation in the war in Afghanistan, and human rights abuses following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan.
Submission: Inquiry into Victoria’s Justice System
Amnesty International Australia has made a submission to Victoria’s inquiry into the justice system. The Submission’s focus was on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Victoria.
Submission: Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (ACT)
Amnesty International Australia and Marque Lawyers have made a joint submission to the Discussion Paper released by the ACT Government on how a higher minimum age of criminal responsibility could be implemented in the ACT.
LGBTQIA+ Australians have been left out of the 2021 Census
Amnesty International has written to Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar MP to convey our dismay over the Australian Government’s decision to not included questions about sexual orientation and gender identity in Census 2021.