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25.01.2022 https://youtu.be/11W34zTfZ8Q

25.01.2022 Governments everywhere are using spyware developed by Israeli-based NSO to spy on their critics. Watch the video.

24.01.2022 This is an article on the campaign to change laws so that child offenders under 14 years can not be sent to prison. This article explains why. https://johnmenadue.com/its-time-to-stop-locking-up-10-ye/

24.01.2022 Hundreds of people detained in harmful and hope-destroying conditions for 7 years today. For what? You could say for imagining Australia might offer them safety. #7YearsTooLong

23.01.2022 Next on #AustralianStory: Behind the scenes of the audacious mission to free Behrouz Boochani from detention for a life of freedom in NZ Watch The Great Escape https://ab.co/332e96m

22.01.2022 Today is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. The theme is COVID-19 and Indigenous Resilience. A day to celebrate the extraordinary contribu...tion of Indigenous people and raise awareness of it. Today more than ever we need to learn from and listen to the traditional knowledge and voices of indigenous peoples. We need to continue to work together to end racial inequality and injustice. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

21.01.2022 Never to be forgotten. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53660059

21.01.2022 For supporters who want to keep up with the latest National Amnesty news try this page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1260109584327517/?multi_permalinks=1470896493248824%2C1469739336697873%2C1467573483581125%2C1464899743848499%2C1470766876595119¬if_id=1599881019843082¬if_t=group_activity&ref=notif

21.01.2022 From Tibet, fleeing persecution, what could be a greater gift to our community in the middle of a pandemic, than new neighbours like Dolkat who bring a sense of... urgency to wanting to be involved. Cleaners like Dolkat, are essential front line workers in this pandemic. We need them, and perhaps more so than they need to be here. #MyNewNeighbour

21.01.2022 Talia describes her father Idris as selfless, loving and generous. A human rights researcher, he has dedicated his life to shining a light on injustice and inve...stigating disappearances. Now, it is Idris who is missing. Pakistan authorities have admitted to holding Idris in their custody - but they will not reveal where. Demand the authorities release Idris now, via the link in comments

20.01.2022 Today the Council of Attorneys-General met and discussed whether or not to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility from 10 years old to 14. Ive just read the Council of Attorneys-General communique. Its a disappointing, and frankly lazy, response to the enormous amount of evidence put before them in support of raising the age. They wrote: Participants noted the Working Groups work to date and noted that the Working Group identified the need for further work to occur regar...ding the need for adequate processes and services for children who exhibit offending behaviour. This is really disappointing. But this campaign is far from over. We wont stop until kids are out of prisons all over the country. First Nations people have been fighting for justice for a long time. We released polling today that shows we have the support of the majority of Australians who understand that prison is no place for a child. We worked on this research with the Australia Institute and it shows that not only do the majority of Australians support raising the age, but they want politicians to start making decisions based on medical evidence - not fear-mongering - and to invest social services, public housing and health care instead of locking kids up.[1] We are building a movement for change. So far 135,870 people have signed our petition calling on governments to #RaiseTheAge. Our campaign has been led by Aboriginal legal services, Indigenous Doctors Association, Australian Medical Association, Human Rights Centre, lawyers, doctors, human rights advocates and so many more. Thank you for being part of it. While the Attorneys-General didnt reach a national agreement today, nothing is stopping each state and territory from showing leadership and changing their own laws to keep very young children out of prison. That is what were calling on them to do. Ill be in touch soon with next steps. But for now, thank you so much for being part of this huge groundswell for change. Yours in determination, Sophie Trevitt Executive Officer - Change the Record [1] You can read our research here: https://changetherecord.org.au/raisetheage

20.01.2022 Today, we continue to take back control of our land. We have again shut the main road to Adani's Carmichael Coal Mine site to protect our home lands from Adani'...s irreversible destruction. So we can keep Standing Our Ground, we need to demonstrate the widespread support for our actions. You can help by taking a moment to post a solidarity photo. Step 1. Make a "#StandingOurGround with Wangan and Jagalingou people" sign Step 2. Take a photo of yourself standing strong Step 3. Post it on your social media accounts with #StandingOurGround

19.01.2022 Help to end police use of excessive force in the USA. https://action.amnesty.org.au//call-for-an-end-to-excessiv

19.01.2022 Today is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day This years theme is 'We are the Elders of tomorrow, hear our voice'. Ch...ildrens Day has been running annually on August 4th since 1988. Today and everyday we celebrate the strength and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, to give them confidence and make them feel special, seen and included. The date August 4th was historically used to communally celebrate the birthdays of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who did not know their birthdays as they were taken from their families the Stolen Generations. Wayne Quilliam

17.01.2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com//refugee-camps-have-avoide/

14.01.2022 How to join Amnesty International Australia https://www.amnesty.org.au/join-today/

13.01.2022 5 Black deaths in custody since June is a national emergency. We need national leadership to end this injustice for our families now, working with them, implementing recommendations of #RCIADIC. Police & authorities must be held accountable. Koori Mail #JusticeforAuntySherry

13.01.2022 The Morrison Government is today attempting to pass new laws that would give sweeping, unchecked powers to the Minister for Home Affairs to ban almost any item ...in immigration detention, including mobile phones. Removing phones will rip away peoples ability to communicate with family and friends, stay connected with their community and access legal representation. Parliament must reject this attack on transparency.

12.01.2022 Iranian authorities must immediately overturn their death sentence. Their trial was unfair and they said they were subjected to torture through beatings, electric shocks and being hung upside down.

12.01.2022 GOOD NEWS: the government is finally reviewing the Community Sponsorship Program! But, if you're wondering about what was broken, unfair and unjust in the first place...

12.01.2022 This zoom broadcast by The Australia Institute will feature a lawyer who has fought for his client's right to a fair and open trial against Australia's secret security laws. The other speaker travelled the world relentlessly for two decades, attempting to interest nations in stopping the appalling Human Rights abuses in his country - our near neighbour ... less than an hour and half's flight from Darwin. Topic: East Timor, oil and secret prosecutions with José Ramos-Horta an...d Bernard Collaery Description Join former President of Timor-Leste and 1996 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, José Ramos-Horta, and barrister and former ACT Attorney-General Bernard Collaery for a discussion of Timor Sea oil scandals, alleged spying and the prosecution of Bernard and Witness K. Time Sep 2, 2020 11:00 AM in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney To register - tickets free. https://us02web.zoom.us//3815952/WN_g5buoLOiRLyf4n-et6oQ8A

12.01.2022 Alternatives to locking up kids - help to learn to make better choices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=662Vb-rL4o4

12.01.2022 https://www.sbs.com.au//government-failing-children-by-ref

11.01.2022 Refugees and asylum seekers have been detained in Australia’s cruel offshore detention regime for more than 7 years. Hundreds more are detained in limbo on Aust...ralian soil. In 2013, New Zealand made an offer to resettle these people. The Australian Government continues to refuse this offer. We're in Canberra today, handing over more than 60,000 petition signatures calling #GameOver on offshore detention. Scott Morrison and the Government have a solution right in front of them and we need them to take it now.

09.01.2022 A country of greedy, mean spirited, ignorant fools.

08.01.2022 "love earth" FESTIVAL virtual event Details of program at this link. - Some great speakers and artists Qld - 8:30 am - 10 am. Saturday December 5th ... Free See more

08.01.2022 From Bede Carmody's post on Amnesty International Australia: National Group for Activists. AIA members only on this page.

07.01.2022 https://amnesty.good.do/wdadp/guide/ Download the guide for action World Day Against The Death Penalty - October 10th.

06.01.2022 Human Rights Day - remembering the signing of the Universal Declaration of human Rights - this Thursday 7:15 to 8:00 am on the Village Green.

06.01.2022 GOOD NEWS! Magai from Amnesty's annual letter-writing campaign, Write for Rights has had his death sentence quashed and has been removed from death row. Mor...e than 765,000 people around the world took action, calling on President Salva Kiir to commute Magai's death sentence, and expressing their solidarity with Magai. When we come together, we are powerful! See more

05.01.2022 Film screening - Sunday November 29th at 4 pm Free Entry. St James Anglican Church, cnr Mort and Russell Streets.

03.01.2022 All kids belong with family, friends, in playgrounds and at school - not in police and prison cells. We are so excited that the ACT has committed to raising the age in the ACT Greens-Labor Parliamentary Agreement. Time for the other states and territories to follow! #RaiseTheAge