Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security’s Inquiry into the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015. The legislation raises significant questions relating to human rights, statelessness, citizenship, and the limits of executive power. Australia is party to numerous international legal conventions which …
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Human rights organisations call for an overhaul to government campaigning to end death penalty
A group of leading Australian and international human rights organisations are calling for an overhaul to the way the Australian government campaigns to end the death penalty, today launching a new strategy document: ‘Australian Government and the Death Penalty: A Way Forward’. NGOs united to develop blueprint Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Human Rights …
Submission: Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Amnesty International welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission on a referendum to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the Australian Constitution. The Australian Constitution in its current form retains discriminatory clauses which are sources of concern to Australian people and inconsistent with international human rights principles. The Australian Constitution must enshrine the …
Submission on the proposed amendments to Racial Discrimination Act
Amnesty International is concerned that the draft Freedom of Speech (Repeal of s. 18C) Bill 2014 (the draft Bill) fails to strike an appropriate balance between the right to free speech and the rights of others to freedom from racial discrimination and protection against racial hatred. The draft Bill would repeal provisions of the Racial …
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Submission on the Stronger Futures in the NT Discussion Paper
Since 2007, Amnesty International has provided comment to the Australian Government about major concerns regarding human rights violations occurring under the Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) and the subsequent policy modifications made since then. Through the release of the discussion paper Stronger Futures the Hon Jenny Macklin MP has sought comment on the future of …
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Briefing to the UN: elimination of discrimination against women
Sexual assault and violence against women in Papua New Guinea is rife and the PNG Government must take immediate action to eliminate all violence against women. In 2009. Amnesty International submitted a briefing to the Briefing to the UN Committee on the elimination of discrimination against women. Watch the Amnesty International Women’s Lives Matter …
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Deaths in custody: inquiry into transportation of detained persons
Amnesty International is concerned that the administration of the criminal justice system in Western Australia falls short of internationally recognised human rights standards. These failings expose prisoners to the risk of abuse and, in the most extreme cases, lead to preventable deaths in custody such as the tragic death of Mr Ward who died of …
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