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Amnesty reiterates its call for the immediate release of all civilian hostages who have been held in the occupied Gaza Strip.

These changes will have a profound impact on the lives of Indigenous kids who are over-represented in the ACT’s criminal justice system.

The ACT is raising the age to 14, but not until 2015. It’s progress, just not enough.

Amnesty has called on whoever forms government to implement a human rights agenda for the state of NSW.

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.

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 […]

A Human Rights Agenda report for the next Australian Government ahead of the 2022 election.

Submission to Queensland’s inquiry into the Criminal Law (Raising the Age of Responsibility) Amendment Bill 2021.

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.

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 […]