http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/ en Copyright 2016 2016-06-30T05:36:10+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/42066/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/42066/#When:05:36:10Z – and how they’re getting away with it. Campaign Features 2016-06-30T05:36:10+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/42145/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/42145/#When:02:14:58Z Amnesty International Australia has prepared this submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs in advance of the Civil Society Consultation ahead of the Australia-Viet Nam Human Rights Dialogue 2016. Submissions 2016-06-21T02:14:58+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/29959/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/29959/#When:19:42:54Z Killers, murderers, terrorists, drug lords. Who cares if they are faced with death, right? These are the arguments of many pro-death penalty advocates who highlight the guilt of the convicted and the serious nature of their crime. But what if you couldn't be sure? Blogs 2016-06-02T19:42:54+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41871/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41871/#When:01:14:51Z To mark 1 June – International Children’s Day – Raha Bahreini from our Iran team describes how Amnesty has managed to raise awareness about the death penalty and save juvenile offenders from the gallows in Iran. Campaign Features 2016-06-01T01:14:51+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41819/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41819/#When:06:21:37Z Indonesian-born Ken Matahari, Activism Support Coordinator at Amnesty, once believed that the death penalty was necessary for the very worst crimes. Seven years later, he now supports its worldwide abolition. Here, Ken explains his journey. Campaign Features, Blogs 2016-05-23T06:21:37+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41676/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41676/#When:22:52:10Z Today marks one year since eight men were executed in Indonesia, including Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran. Amnesty International’s Crisis Campaigner, Diana Sayed reflects on Amnesty’s #KeepHopeAlive campaign, what has happened in the 12 months since and where the world is headed in the abolishment of the death penalty. Campaign Features 2016-04-28T22:52:10+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41531/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41531/#When:01:19:32Z 2015 saw a dramatic rise in the number of people executed – at least 1,634 – the highest recorded by Amnesty International since 1989. Campaign Features 2016-04-06T01:19:32+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/32961/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/32961/#When:15:10:41Z Amnesty's Michael Hayworth addresses the reasons some people still believe in the death penalty. Blogs 2016-03-30T15:10:41+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41305/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/41305/#When:03:32:44Z Ali al-Nimr was just 17 when he was arrested on 14 February 2012, a few months after taking part in anti-government rallies in Saudi Arabia. He was sentenced to death following a deeply unfair trial based on “confessions” he says were obtained through torture. His mother, Nassra al-Ahmed, tells their story. Campaign Features, Blogs 2016-02-16T03:32:44+00:00 http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/38157/?utm_source=adp&utm_medium=feed http://www.amnesty.org.au/adp/comments/38157/#When:23:15:48Z Amnesty International welcomes the Human Rights Sub-Committee of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade's Inquiry into Australia's Advocacy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty. Submissions 2015-10-05T23:15:48+00:00