Seventy-six prominent refugee, legal, human rights and faith-based organisations have united in an open letter to the Federal Government, demanding an urgent pathway to permanency for approximately 8,400 people failed by the now defunct Fast Track system. The letter, addressed to PM Anthony Albanese and Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke, coincides with 100 days […]
Responding to the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission’s (EAIC) findings of physical and mental abuse in the Bidor Temporary Immigration Depot which led to the attempted escape of 131 detainees, on 1 February 2024, and resulted in the death of two detainees, Nicole Fong, the Research and Advocacy Officer of Amnesty International Malaysia said: “Amnesty International […]
Ahead of the 25 October expiry of the statute of limitations in a case in which 85 people died during and after protests in the Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province, Thailand in October 2004, Amnesty International’s Thailand Researcher Chanatip Tatiyakaroonwong said: “The Thai authorities must take urgent action – before it is too late […]
Iranian authorities must stop the imminent scheduled execution of Mohammad Reza Azizi, a 21-year-old man, who was a 17-year-old child at the time of offence. Amnesty International has learned that the Iranian authorities plan to carry out his execution on Monday, 21 October 2024 in Shiraz, Fars province. His death sentence and planned execution contravene […]
Responding to the Queensland Liberal National Party’s proposal to introduce mandatory solitary confinement for children in youth detention who use violence against staff, Amnesty International Indigenous Rights spokesperson Kacey Teerman says; “Amnesty International is alarmed by the LNP’s proposal to introduce mandatory isolation periods for children in youth detention. Many of these children already spend […]
The rapid development of autonomous weapons systems, often called “killer robots,” poses a significant threat to human rights and global security. With machines being given the ability to make life-or-death decisions without human oversight, the ethical, legal, and humanitarian risks are unprecedented. The Stop Killer Robots coalition, formed in 2012, is working to ensure that […]
Australia is facing a severe housing crisis. Pensioners are living in their cars; single parents and their children are couch surfing. Following the skyrocketing cost of living in Australia, this crisis not only highlight the inadequacies in our current housing policies but also the need for a Federal Human Rights Act that protects Australians’ right […]
Israeli authorities must rescind the cruel and unlawful “evacuation” orders – Israel’s euphemism for forced displacement – issued over the past week to residents of the North Gaza governorate and immediately allow the unhindered entry of essential supplies, including food, water and fuel to the area as fears grow for the fate of civilians trapped […]
Amnesty International Australia strongly condemns the Northern Territory government’s dangerous moves to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 10 years old, reintroduce spit hoods in youth detention facilities and introduce a suite of punitive, harmful measures in the name of youth justice. The Finocchiaro CLP government is set to pass sweeping reforms to policing, […]
Electric car industry rankings expose companies failing to protect human rights – new report A new assessment tool created by Amnesty International has exposed how the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturers are failing to adequately demonstrate how they address human rights risks in their mineral supply chains – potentially leaving communities exposed to exploitation, health […]