Amnesty International鈥檚 new report, which identifies a 鈥減attern of conduct鈥 by Israel that indicates genocidal intent in Gaza, has predictably been met with a wall of denial by the Israeli government and its United States ally, writes Binoy Kampmark.
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Protests against Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza took place across Australia for the 61st聽week as Amnesty International issued a report stating that Israel intended to commit genocide.聽
About 300 people rallied outside Parliament House to demand Labor repeals the controversial anti-protest law changes. Paul Petit reports.
Whistleblower David McBride and John Shipton, father of jailed journalist Julian Assange, called for his聽immediate release from Britain鈥檚 Belmarsh prison. Renfrey Clarke reports.
Amnesty International has presented a petition with almost 400,000 signatures to the United States Consulate calling on the US government to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, reports Jim McIlroy.
Bahraini refugee Hakeem Al-Araibi has been held in detention in Thailand since November 27, facing the terrifying prospect of deportation to the country where he was tortured.
鈥淚srael is carrying out a murderous assault against protesting Palestinians, with its armed forces killing and maiming demonstrators who pose no imminent threat to them,鈥 Amnesty International聽said on April 27聽as thousands of Palestinians taking part in聽Great March of Return聽rallies in Gaza faced Israeli bullets for the fifth week in a row.
Over those weeks, Amnesty said, 鈥渢he Israeli military has killed 35 Palestinians and injured more than 5500 others 鈥 some with what appear to be deliberately inflicted life-changing injuries鈥.
The federal government has awarded a lucrative contract running refugee facilities on Nauru to a Queensland-based engineering firm, despite the company having no experience in providing refugee services.
Canstruct International Pty Ltd has won the $8 million contract to run 鈥済arrison and welfare services鈥 from November 1.
The move has been slammed by human rights groups.
Amnesty International accused Canstruct of taking up a 鈥渢oxic contract鈥 that profits from the abuse of asylum seekers.
A new Amnesty International report , has warned companies considering taking over Australia鈥檚 offshore detention centres when Broadspectrum鈥檚 contract expires in October that they would be participating in a deliberately abusive regime and would be complicit in 鈥渢orture鈥.
Amnesty International Western Sydney University students hosted a forum at the Parramatta campus on March 15. Speakers included James Arvanitakis, Debra Keenahan, Luce De Buitleir Andrews and Sev Ozdowski.
Keenahan spoke about how refugees had become 鈥渄ehumanised鈥 since former PM John Howard said: 鈥淲e will decide who comes to this country and the circumstances in which they come鈥.
This interview with Amnesty International's Australian refugee coordinator Graham Thom, was broadcast on Radio 3CR in Melbourne on March 4.
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Amnesty International has put out a media release criticising the Australian government's draconian laws against refugees. Why did you do that?
An international campaign has been launched to call for the release of Khalid Mohd Ismath, a Malaysian student activist and a member of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), who has been detained since October 7.
Khalid has been active in highlighting human rights violations and misuse of power by the authorities in Malaysia. He was arrested on October 7 under the Malaysian Multimedia and Communications Act 1998 for allegedly posting offensive comments on social media.
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