NSW Election: A Human Rights Agenda
17 February 2023 | 11:16 am
Amnesty has called on whoever forms government to implement a human rights agenda for the state of NSW.
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Four people on death row you can raise your voice for today
29 September 2022 | 5:12 pm
Many countries continue to have the death penalty in place. Here are 4 actions you can take right now to defend the rights of people around the world.
Raising the age: why it needs to be more than detention
5 September 2022 | 9:18 am
Tasmania has recently been in the news for raising the age – not of criminal responsibility, but of detention. Amnesty welcomes this significant step in a smarter approach to justice. Putting children in prisons causes irreparable harm, governments know this, but continue to allow children to be subject to this treatment. The Tasmanian government recognising […]
An agenda for the next Australian Government
9 December 2021 | 4:38 pm
A Human Rights Agenda report for the next Australian Government ahead of the 2022 election.
Submission: QLD Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021
30 November 2021 | 2:39 pm
Submission to Queensland’s inquiry into the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021.
Submission: Raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility (ACT)
6 August 2021 | 11:02 am
Amnesty International Australia and Marque Lawyers have made a joint submission to the Discussion Paper released by the ACT Government on how a higher minimum age of criminal responsibility could be implemented in the ACT.
Victoria can show national leadership on raising the age
26 May 2021 | 7:19 pm
Amnesty International Australia has welcomed a Bill before the Victorian State Parliament which seeks to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14. Amnesty International Australia Indigenous Rights Advisor, Rodney Dillon, said: “This is an important step in the right direction to keep our kids out of jail. “We’ve known that the report […]
Dozens of submissions made public after Attorney-Generals refuse to act on raising the age of criminal responsibility in Australia
19 May 2021 | 3:06 pm
48 organisations publicly released their submissions on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
New Attorney General, Home Affairs and Defence Ministers have opportunity to lead on raising the age, ending offshore detention, and halting arms-sale to Saudi-led coalition
29 March 2021 | 2:34 pm
Amnesty International Australia today congratulated Senator Michaelia Cash, Peter Dutton MP, and Karen Andrews MP on their new ministerial appointments. As the new Attorney General, Senator Cash must take the opportunity to lead the States and Territories on raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14. “We need to have the courage to […]
Australian government to “encourage” Hungary to uphold human rights
27 January 2021 | 12:16 pm
In December 2020, Amnesty International Australia wrote to Foreign Minister Marise Payne, asking her to pressure the Hungarian government to drop its plans to ban LGBTQI people from adopting children. Amnesty International is concerned that the (now adopted) measures would further undermine the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people, including right […]
