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Asylum seekers need equal treatment
Fourteen people intercepted by the Australian Navy on 29 September have been taken to the Christmas Island detention centre. This highlights the disparity between people processed on the mainland and those taken to offshore detention centres.
Call for Racial Discrimination Act to be reinstated
Thousands of Australians are calling on the Rudd Government to reinstate anti-racist legislation suspended by the Howard Government last year in order to push through the controversial Northern Territory Intervention.
Immigration detention reforms a welcome step
Australia's immigration detention system has finally been brought into line with other Western democracies, following reforms announced today that will see asylum seekers detained as a last resort and for the shortest practicable time. The Government must now amend the Migration Act to ensure these principles are protected by legislation says Amnesty International.
Concern over new rules for World Youth Day
Amnesty International Australia is concerned about the temporary regulations passed by NSW Parliament which seriously inhibit the exercise of freedom of speech and peaceful protest during World Youth Day events in Sydney.
A year of NT Intervention
One year on from the implementation of the Northern Territory intervention we are urging the Government to reinstate the Racial Discrimination Act and consult Indigenous Australians to ensure past mistakes are not repeated.
World Refugee Day
As people around the country celebrate the contribution of refugees and asylum-seekers to Australian society this World Refugee Day, Amnesty International Australia is calling on the Australian Government to end mandatory detention.
AI welcomes Brisbane Court of Appeal decision
Amnesty International welcomes the decision by the Brisbane Court of Appeal to allow the appeal and increase the sentences of nine males who pleaded guilty to raping a ten year-old Aboriginal girl in the community of Aurukun in Cape York, QLD in 2006.
Amnesty International Report 2008
Amnesty International today challenged world leaders to re-commit themselves to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
60 years of Human Rights failures
Amnesty International's Report 2008 was launched on Wednesday 28 May. The report looks back on key events in 2007 and ahead to major human rights challenges for 2008, which is the 60th anniversary year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Amnesty International Budget analysis
In delivering its first budget, the Rudd Government has signaled some improvement for human rights but there is still more to do.
National Close the Gap Day
Federal, state and territory governments have finally committed to Close the Gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health in Australia. Amnesty International have proudly joined the Close the Gap coalition alongside over 40 Indigenous and non-Indigenous organisations.
Bali 9 decision - welcome news
© AFPReports that three of the Bali 9 have had their death sentences reduced to life imprisonment is welcome news.
Apology: An essential first step
AFPWe welcome the formal apology to the Stolen Generations by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The apology will help to develop respect and establish meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians and is essential to reconciliation.
Refugees arrival in Australia welcomed
© ReutersWe welcome to Australia the remaining Sri Lankan refugees from the Nauru detention centre. Closing the detention centre is a significant step towards dismantling the Pacific Solution, which we have campaigned for since 2001.
Death of Indigenous man while in custody is a tragedy
Amnesty International is shocked at the death of an Indigenous man over the weekend whilst allegedly in the custody of contractors for the Department of Corrective Services, which is a tragedy for his family and his community.
Inhuman treatment to end for Sri Lankan refugees
© AFPThe announcement that 75 Sri Lankan men - who have been held at the remote offshore detention centre on Nauru since February - have been accepted as genuine refugees and will be resettled in Australia is great news.
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People adopted - time for a new beginning
©AFP/Torsten BlackwoodAmnesty International Australia is disappointed Australia was one of four countries which did not support the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples overnight. The adoption is a welcome step forward and AIA now calls on the Australian Government to work within the framework to address indigenous human rights abuses.
Open Letter to Prime Minister Howard and Prime Minister Harper
© jaroslavdAmnesty International has published an Open Letter to the Prime Ministers of Australia and Canada as the Canadian Prime Minister visits Canberra to address parliament today.
PM should raise human rights concerns with China
© AFP/Torsten BlackwoodThis week's 15th APEC Economic Leaders Summit provides a unique opportunity to pursue significant human rights matters with key States. Amnesty International Australia has written to the Prime Minister to highlight several human rights issues of key concern in China, which we hope will be pursued during scheduled meetings with President Hu Jintao.
Australia must adopt UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
© AFP/Torsten BlackwoodAustralia is among a group of 7 states delaying the final adoption of the important and long overdue United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Amnesty International believes support for the adoption of the Declaration is a critical step toward ending the pervasive human rights violations faced by Indigenous peoples.
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