In response to an incident at Brisbane Youth Detention Centre earlier this week, and reports of a teenage boy being held in Mount Isa Police Watchhouse for 11 days, Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Adviser, Rodney Dillon, said: “These incidents were a direct result of the overcrowding in Queensland’s youth prisons, which is creeping towards […]
The Gunner Government must be the first in Australia to end the injustice of children as young as 10 being held back in life by a criminal record, said Amnesty International in Darwin today. The Northern Territory Government, like all in Australia, is harming children at a crucial time in their development, by criminalising them […]
In response to the news that Australia has new a Prime Minister, with Scott Morrison this afternoon taking over the leadership role from Malcolm Turnbull, Claire Mallinson, National Director of Amnesty International Australia said: “Australians expect to see our government deliver equality and justice for all. The revolving door of leadership has once again seen […]
The Palaszczuk Government must act now to keep around 150 Queensland children as young as 10 years old from losing their childhoods in prison each year, said Amnesty International in Brisbane today. The Queensland Government is currently harming 150 children across the state per year at a crucial time in their development, by locking up […]
The Amnesty International Indigenous Rights Group is teaming up with our Women’s Rights Group to hold a stall at this year’s NAIDOC Perth Opening Ceremony. We will be celebrating the 2018 theme “Because of Her We Can”. Come down and say hi – we’ll be gathering signatures for our new petition calling on the government […]
Join our monthly Community is Everything activist hook-ups to hear how we can end the locking up of kids under 14. You’ll get to meet with members of Community is Everything project team (both staff and activist leaders) who will share updates from around the country on our current #RaisetheAge campaign. You’ll hear from our […]
Indigenous advocate, Keenan Mundine, a former youth prisoner and principal consultant of Inside Out Aboriginal Justice Consultancy, has travelled to Geneva to address the UN Human Rights Council about the Turnbull Government’s failure to stop ten year old children being sent to prison. “I have spent more than half of my life behind bars, and […]
The returned Palaszczuk Government must raise the age of criminal responsibility in Queensland, after Deputy Premier Jackie Trad rejected the recommendation to Amnesty International’s Human Rights Agenda for the Next Queensland State Government. The Deputy Premier, in a written response to the agenda, supported some recommendations that Amnesty International said would contribute to a strong […]
Alongside the Indigenous-led Change The Record coalition, Amnesty International has released a National Plan of Action calling for an overhaul of Australia’s youth justice system. Released 10 days after the Federal Government pledged national commitment on youth justice, Free to be kids: National Plan calls on Prime Minister Turnbull to end the abuse and overrepresentation […]
Ten years ago this month, the United Nations adopted one of its most meaningful global instruments in protecting the rights of Indigenous peoples everywhere: the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The adoption of the Declaration was pivotal in recognising the rights of Indigenous peoples on an international scale. It is the only international […]
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