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Death penalty law a milestone for Australia
11 March 2010, 05:31PM Be the first to comment
Legeslation has passed though the Australian Senate that explicitly prohibits torture and ensures that states are unable to reinstate the death penalty.
Amnesty International responds to Senator Steve Fielding’s proposal on asylum seekers
11 March 2010, 04:33PM Be the first to comment
Sending asylum seekers back to refugee camps would place Australia in direct contravention of the UN Refugee Convention.
Sri Lanka: End Witch Hunt Against the Media and NGOs
11 March 2010, 12:13PM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have released a joint statement calling on the Sri Lankan government to end its harassment of journalists and activists.
Burma opposition must be free to fight elections
11 March 2010, 11:56AM Be the first to comment
New law in Burma bars all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, from belonging to a political party. This means they will be barred from contesting upcoming national elections.
Australia must show strong leadership on refugee issues in Indonesia talks
9 March 2010, 12:19PM 2 comments - add yours
Any bilateral approach to the issue of people movements within the Asia Pacific region must respect the fundamental right of people fleeing persecution to seek protection.
Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission a historic opportunity
8 March 2010, 04:41PM Be the first to comment
Amnesty International believes that the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is an opportunity for the Solomon Islands Government to recommit to its international human rights obligations.
Rape on the rise in Cambodia
8 March 2010, 01:00PM 1 comment - add yours
Survivors of rape in Cambodia face limited access to justice, medical services and counselling, as rapes of women and girls appear to be increasing.
Release Egyptian blogger
6 March 2010, 08:34AM Be the first to comment
Egyptian authorities must release a blogger and prisoner of conscience facing up to nine and a half years in prison after he published a post alleging nepotism with in the armed forces.
UN forces should stay in DRC
6 March 2010, 08:29AM Be the first to comment
UN peacekeepers should stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo, despite the government's request that the current force (MONUC) withdraws from the country by June 2011.
Amnesty International, Moazzam Begg and Gita Sahgal
3 March 2010, 12:11PM
An article in London’s Sunday Times on 7 February 2010, Amnesty International is ‘damaged’ by Taliban link, has triggered three weeks of public controversy. Broadcast and print media, respected commentators, human rights activists and others have joined in, often on the basis of inaccurate or incomplete information.
Abolish flogging of women in Sudan
2 March 2010, 12:25PM 2 comments - add yours
Amnesty International has denounced the continuous practice of flogging, which particularly affects women in Sudan, who face a daily risk of being arrested for wearing trousers or knee-length skirts.
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