Amnesty International Australia News

Afghanistan: Avoid and account for civilian casualties after security handover

2013-06-19T00:24:05+00:00

Afghanistan’s security forces must do everything in their power to avoid and account for civilian casualties as the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) hands over responsibility for maintaining security in the country.

Amnesty International: Nauru Court decision a major blow for asylum seekers

2013-06-19T00:22:50+00:00

Amnesty International has expressed disappointment at the decision of the Nauruan Supreme Court on the recent court case challenging the lawfulness of detaining asylum seekers on Nauru.

Chinese mining companies contributing to human rights abuses in DRC

2013-06-18T22:15:34+00:00

Chinese mining companies operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are directly contributing to serious human rights abuses, Amnesty International warned, in a new report.

Egypt: Activist faces jail sentence on bogus charges

2013-06-17T22:53:32+00:00

A recent one-year prison sentence handed down against a prominent opposition activist in Egypt is the latest attempt by the government to silence criticism.

Indonesia: Ensure legal protection for domestic workers

2013-06-17T22:42:15+00:00

To mark International Domestic Workers Day on 16 June, Amnesty International called on the Indonesian government to take immediate steps to better protect its domestic workers in the country and working overseas.

Iran: New President must deliver on human rights’ promises

2013-06-17T21:48:57+00:00

The victory of Hassan Rouhani, a 64-year-old cleric, in Iran’s presidential election, presents a new opportunity to address human rights abuses in the country, Amnesty International said.

Afghan women must be top of Australia’s agenda

2013-06-16T14:00:35+00:00

Amnesty International says the threat of a return to the brutality of the Taliban era means the plight of Afghan women should be a foreign policy focus of all three major Australian political parties in the lead-up to the Federal election.

End incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters

2013-06-16T12:15:35+00:00

Police in Turkey are refusing to acknowledge that they have people in custody following mass detentions carried out during the night in Istanbul.

Turkey: Negotiations a welcome step towards resolving human rights crisis

2013-06-15T00:55:08+00:00

Amnesty International welcomes the fact that the Turkish Prime Minister met with a number of intellectuals in an attempt to resolve amicably the current stand off between protestors and the authorities over the occupation on Gezi Park which has entered its third week.

Growing fears for labour camp photographer detained in China

2013-06-15T00:39:13+00:00

There are growing fears for a prominent Chinese photographer and journalist, who has documented re-education through labour camps, but has not been heard from since security police reportedly detained him at his home in Beijing late last month.