Update The results are in. In the wake of the election, help us tell the newly elected Queensland Government that kids don’t belong in jail cells. Together we won’t stop fighting for the rights of kids and the justice of First Nations communities. The Liberal National Party’s ‘adult crime adult time’ policy is set to […]
In the wake of the Queensland Liberal National Party sweeping to power on a ‘tough on youth crime’ platform, Amnesty International Australia urges Premier David Crisafuli to actually look at the evidence on how best to address the root causes of youth offending. “We call on Premier David Crisafuli to explain why he thinks he […]
Kids don’t belong in prison. This election Queensland needs to start listening to first nations voices and properly fund justice reinvestment, end the use of adulty watch houses for kids and raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. Queensland locks up more kids than anywhere else in Australia. First Nations kids make up nearly […]
Yaama! Welcome to our monthly CIE Newsletter! We are really excited to share with you some news about our CIE (Community Is Everything) campaign, our Firestick Flick for this month and much more! But first, let us introduce ourselves – Uncle Rodney Dillon is a Palawa man, and our Indigenous Rights Advisor. Kacey Teerman is […]
Accessibility – The Amnesty International website has built in accessibility tools to help ensure that our activism is inclusive. To open the accessibility menu click on the accessibility icon located at the bottom right of your screen. Back in July, the Indigenous Rights team launched our new film club, Firestick Flicks, as part of our […]
Update 28/08/2024: Territorians headed to the polls on Saturday and voted strongly in favour of The Country Liberal Party (CLP). Chief Minister-elect Lia Finocchiaro, said the work would begin Sunday in “the start of a new day and a new chapter”. That is, promising to lower the age of criminal responsibility to just 10 years […]
Kids don’t belong in prison. This election the Northern Territory needs to start listening to first nations voices and raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14. On the 24th of August, Territorians will vote to elect their next government. Some political parties and candidates are choosing to use young kids as political footballs in […]
Yaama! Welcome to our monthly CIE Newsletter! We are really excited to share with you some news about our CIE (Community Is Everything) campaign, our Firestick Flick for this month and much more! But first, let us introduce ourselves – Uncle Rodney Dillon is a Palawa man, and our Indigenous Rights Advisor. Kacey Teerman is […]
Accessibility – The Amnesty International website has built in accessibility tools to help ensure that our activism is inclusive. To open the accessibility menu click on the accessibility icon located at the bottom right of your screen. Last month, Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Rights team launched a new film club, Firestick Flicks, as part of […]
In response to the joint investigation by The Guardian and SBS The Feed exposing violent assaults and deprivation of human rights of children detained in adult watchhouses in Queensland, Amnesty International Indigenous Rights campaigner Kacey Teerman says; “By continuing to detain children in adult watchhouses where they are subject to torturous conditions and brutal assaults, […]
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