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 […]
We asked the new Turnbull Government to make #10things for human rights a priority during its first 100 days – from tackling the high number of Indigenous children in youth detention, to legislating for marriage equality. How would you rate their progress? Take 2 mins to tell us here. Here’s how we rated them by […]
Fijian authorities have announced that a man, Jone Vakarisi, died in military custody at an Australian-linked base on 17 April. Australia and Fiji have an agreement under the Vuvale Agreement that includes “cooperation between the Australian and Fijian defence forces, police forces and border security agencies”. Responding to the Fijian authorities’ announcement, Amnesty International’s Pacific […]
We, the undersigned human rights, humanitarian and grassroots community organisations from across Australia, express our strong support for the application filed in the Federal Court by Palestinian human rights organisations seeking transparency from the Australian Government regarding Australian arms exports to Israel. This filing represents a critical effort to secure public accountability in the face […]
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