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NT Government’s announcement to raise the age of criminal responsibility in the Northern Territory from 10 to 12 must go further to at least 14.
Children as young as 10 years old can be imprisoned in Victoria. Learn about why we must raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 years of age. On 15 September at 5pm join us for a webinar to learn more about this issue from expert panelists including AIA National Director […]
Amnesty calls to close detention centres and raise the age of criminal responsibility during National Child Protection Week.
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) and the Amnesty International Australia Victorian Activism and Leadership Committee (Victorian ALC) are partnering in a campaign to “Raise the Age” of criminal responsibility in the lead up to the Victorian election. Hear from panelists including: • Nerita Waight, VALS CEO • Julia Breheny, Principal Managing Lawyer of Balit […]
Amnesty International Australia welcomed today’s announcement by Tasmania’s Government to raise the age of detention from 10 to 14. Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Advisor, Rodney Dillon, said: “Although we don’t have a lot of detail on the plans at this stage, Amnesty welcomes this significant step in a smarter approach to justice. “Putting children […]
Amnesty International today welcomed a commitment by States and Territories to work on a proposal to raise the age of criminal responsibility, but criticised a lack of leadership by not committing to a minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) of 14. “This is not the compromise they think it is,” Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights […]
Amnesty International Australia today welcomed an independent review into raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 in the Australian Capital Territory, saying it outlines a clear pathway for other Australian jurisdictions to act on this essential reform. The ACT is the first Australian jurisdiction to commit to raising the age – a […]
It is a critical time in the ACT Raise the Age campaign, there will be a vote soon in the age of criminal incarceration. Recent reports from ACTCOSS that in the ACT “At current levels, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children are locked up at 18 times the rate of non-Indigenous children. This is the […]
The national Raise the Age coalition of medical, legal, Aboriginal-led and human rights organisations today congratulated the new ACT Labor-Greens Government on its historic commitment to change the law in the ACT and raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. State and territory Attorneys-General delayed making a decision to raise the age when they met […]